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, November 21, 2013

Torture (酷刑)

中国司法将告别“刑讯逼供”时代? (Will the Chinese judiciary end the era of torture?)
Deutsche Welle, November 21, 2013
http://bit.ly/18aNk0M

China Supreme Court rules out confession through torture
Reuters, November 21, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/21/us-china-torture-idUSBRE9AK06L20131121

Related:
最高法发布意见健全防范冤假错案工作机制(全文) (Supreme Court issues comments on building robust mechanism to prevent miscarriages of justice [full text])
China News Service, November 21, 2013
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2013_11/21/31445116_0.shtml