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, December 12, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

年终特稿: 709人权律师案盘点 19大后有转机? (Will things turn for better after 19th party congress for “709” human rights lawyers?)
Voice of America, December 12, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/human-right-20171211/4159445.html

Related:
李昱函代理律师李柏光、蔺其磊就被其被刑讯逼供、狱中虐待提起控告 (Defense counsels of lawyer Li Yuhan sue detention center and police officers for torture and abuse)
Weiquanwang, December 11, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/blog-post_66.html

張先玲:丈夫生前指解決六四事件路漫長 叮囑注意身體 (Zhang Xianling, Tiananmen Mothers activist, says late husband asked her to stay in good health as vindicating June Fourth will take years)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1369602-20171212.htm

透明度不足影响问责赔偿 8律师携手为肺结核学生维权 (8 lawyers join force to represent Hunan students who contracted TB, demanding transparency, accountability, and compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/gf1-12112017100646.html