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.

Monday, July 03, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

检察机关提起公益诉讼制度全面实施 (Mechanism of procuratorial organs filing litigation of public interests fully implemented)
People’s Daily, July 3, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0703/c1001-29377694.html

在囚维族学者伊力哈木获魏玛人权奖 (Imprisoned Uyghur scholar Tohti receives Human Rights Award of the City of Weimar)
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07022017090312.html

LU student testifies before Congress on father’s plight in China
The News & Advance, June 29, 2017
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/lu-student-testifies-before-congress-on-father-s-plight-in/article_a41ab33c-79a6-51fd-8cd5-b48be80be09e.html

Related:
Gagging the lawyers: China’s crackdown on human rights lawyers and its implications for U.S.-China relations
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, June 28, 2017
https://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/gagging-the-lawyers-china%E2%80%99s-crackdown-on-human-rights-lawyers-and-its-implications