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.

Monday, July 06, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Cataloging the torture of lawyers in China
China Change, July 5, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/07/05/cataloging-the-torture-of-lawyers-in-china/

Related:
《中国律师酷刑个案概览(2006-2015)》(The torture of Chinese lawyers: Case Overviews (2006-2015))
Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, June 26, 2015
http://issuu.com/chrlawyers/docs/chrlcg_torture_day_report_2015_-_tr

Formal arrest of Chinese activist “Super Vulgar Butcher” for “inciting subversion” approved
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1832597/chinese-online-activist-super-vulgar-butcher-set-formal-arrest

Number of women in China's prisons rises sharply: report
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/women-07032015105910.html

Jailed Chinese journalist Gao Yu's appeal verdict delayed for two months
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/article/1832472/jailed-chinese-journalist-gao-yus-appeal-verdict-delayed-two-months

Vulnerable groups to get free legal aid
China Daily, July 2, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-07/03/content_21169256.htm

信阳对新律师进行红色教育 (New lawyers in Xinyang, Henan, undergo “Red education”)
Legal Daily, July 2, 2015
http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2015/0702/c188502-27240620.html