Monday, July 20, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China carries out crackdown on lawyers and activists
Al Jazeera, July 19, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/china-crackdown-lawyers-activists-150719112829794.html

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Published “confessions” stoke fair trial fears for lawyers held in Chinese crackdown
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1841387/published-confessions-stoke-fears-lawyers-held-chinese

China publishes "confession" of law firm director, arrests continue
中国官方媒体称维权律师"认罪忏悔"
Deutsche Presse-Agentur International, July 19, 2015
EN: http://www.dpa-international.com/news/asia/china-publishes-confession-of-law-firm-director-arrests-continue-a-45917177.html
CH: http://www.dw.com/zh/中国官方媒体称维权律师认罪忏悔/a-18594153

北京锋锐律所案追踪:向法院施压企图“有罪判无罪” (Beijing Fengrui law firm case update: Pressuring the court in attempt to change “guilty” verdict to “not guilty”)
Legal Daily, July 18, 2015
http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2015/0718/c42510-27324947.html

HK legal heavyweights urge China to “uphold rule of law” as justice dept refuses to sign petition
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/19/hong-kongs-legal-heavyweights-urge-china-to-uphold-rule-of-law-as-pressure-mounts-on-justice-chief/

河北老民:向黄庆畅邹伟两位记者讨教 (Elder citizen from Hebei seeks “advice” from 2 official media journalists who reported on the “rights defense lawyers crime syndicate”)
The New Citizens’ Movement, July 20, 2015
http://xgmyd.com/archives/20105

【直擊】中國維權律師失蹤 同業奔走救人 (Chinese rights defense lawyers disappear, colleagues rush about to save them)
Apple Daily, July 19, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYD5Gy2oyaA

Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on reports of multiple arrests made of Mainland legal professionals
香港大律師公會就近期有關多名中國內地律師被拘留的報導的聲明
Hong Kong Bar Association, July 18, 2015
EN: http://www.hkba.org/whatsnew/press-release/Press_Statement_on_Jul_18_(Eng).pdf
CH: http://www.hkba.org/whatsnew/press-release/Press_Statement_on_Jul_18_(Chi).pdf

Open letter: Arrest and detention of lawyers and human rights activists in China
Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, July 17, 2015
http://barhumanrights.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/biblio/open_letter_to_president_of_peoples_republic_of_china.pdf