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, January 09, 2014

Rule of Law (法治)

政法工作会近年首次以中央名义召开 (Political-legal working meeting convened under the banner of Central Committee for the first time, rule of law reform on agenda)
Beijing News, January 9, 2014
epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2014-01/09/content_489125.htm?div=-1

习近平:建立制度追究干部干预司法 (Xi Jinping calls for institutional mechanisms to combat political interference in judiciary)
Beijing News, January 9, 2014
epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2014-01/09/content_489141.htm?div=-1