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.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国人权律师江天勇被判监禁两年 (Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong sentenced to 2 years in prison)
Voice of America, November 21, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-rights-lawyer-jiang-tianyong-sentenced-20171120/4127915.html

Related:
“Influenced by anti-China forces”: Rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong jailed for 2 years as crackdown intensifies
Agence France-Presse, November 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/21/influenced-anti-china-forces-rights-lawyer-jiang-tianyong-jailed-2-years-crackdown-intensifies/

高智晟失踪百日 陕西佳县刑警队称被国保羁押 (Gao Zhisheng confirmed by Shaanxi police to be detained by state security agents after missing for 100 days)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11202017104210.html#.WhOKl74PP_E.twitter

打压维权律师搞株连 儿子护照被废申诉拒受理 (Supreme People's Procuratorate rejects rights lawyer’s complaint of son being banned from leaving China)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-11202017104521.html

法治课|拒绝律师“突袭”辩护,江西赣州中院此举是否妥当 (Is it appropriate for Ganzhou Intermediate Court in Jiangxi to ban lawyer from performing “surprise defense” duty?)
The Paper, November 20, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1870719