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.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Rule of Law (法治)

河南试点“民告官”异地审理 (Pilot reform in Henan aims to prevent political interference in lawsuits against gov't by holding trials in other jurisdictions)
Dongfang Jinbao, July 31, 2013
http://www.jinbw.com.cn/jinbw/xwzx/zzsx/201307311353.htm

一朝办错案,终身被追责 (New regulations in Henan eliminate statute of limitation on accountability measures against law enforcement misconduct)
Dahe Daily, July 31, 2013
http://newpaper.dahe.cn/dhb/html/2013-07/31/content_932470.htm