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, July 05, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Shanghai woman missing, believed detained after inking poster of President
“泼墨女孩”一天内被广泛传播 中国网民赞其勇敢
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ink-07052018111115.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-07052018092434.html

UN experts seek urgent release of widow of human rights activist Liu Xiaobo
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2153817/un-experts-seek-urgent-release-liu-xiaobos-widow

Related:
联合国专家呼吁中国政府释放刘霞 (UN experts urge China to release Liu Xia)
Voice of America, July 5, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-un-experts-seek-urgent-release-of-window-of-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-20180704/4467713.html

河北衡水法院将“老赖”拍成“大片”,在每场电影开始前公映 (Hebei court broadcasts debtors’ personal information as “movie trailer” in local theaters)
Higher People’s Court of Hebei Province, July 5, 2018
http://www.hebeicourt.gov.cn/public/detail.php?id=30456

Stern Hu: Australian former Rio Tinto executive released from Chinese jail
The Guardian, July 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/04/stern-hu-australian-former-rio-tinto-executive-released-from-chinese-jail

网上点赞刺警行为 男子被行拘10日 (Netizen jailed for 10 days after applauding police-stabbing suspect online)
Beijing News, July 4, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/07/04/493784.html

谢阳:709案是中国司法史的屈辱标志 (Human rights lawyer on 709 Incident: a disgrace in legal history of China)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/wy-07042018105845.html