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, September 17, 2013

Rule of Law (法治)

China Communist Party investigators tried over drowning
於其一猝死案开审 家属律师被拒提问
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 17, 2013
EN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24128095
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130917_yu_qiyi_case_open_pu.shtml

刑法专家建议将被讯问人沉默权写进法律 (Legal expert: the right to silence for people being interrogated should be written into law)
Legal Evening News, September 17, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0917/13/98VRK53M0001124J.html