The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, June 08, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police ramp up charges against detained rights lawyer
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-06072017111256.html

Related:
江天勇被易罪逮捕 家属存钱未获回单 王全璋家人再向最高法提控告 (Jiang Tianyong arrested and charge changed, his family receives no receipt after sending Jiang money in jail, Wang Quanzhang’s family brings case to SPC again)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06072017113828.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, May 11, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

“You disappeared?” A wife seeks her husband missing in China
Associated Press, June 8, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/you-disappeared-a-wife-seeks-her-husband-missing-in-china/2017/06/08/8b4e84d6-4c3b-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_story.html

大陆清算声援香港占中者:苏昌兰、陈启棠二审被驳回上诉 (China clears Occupy Central supporters: Su Changlan and Chen Qitang’s appeal against second instance judgements rejected)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ml1-06072017114005.html

Related:
Chinese court rejects appeal for activists who voiced support for Hong Kong’s Occupy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/08/chinese-court-rejects-appeal-activists-voiced-support-hong-kongs-occupy-protests/