Thursday, September 10, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Two months on, lawyers for China's detained attorneys still don't know where they are
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-09092015103329.html

Related:
Wang Qiaoling's battle to find missing lawyer husband, Li Heping
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 10, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-34199455

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

习访美前舆论关注高瑜取保候审案 (International concern about Gao Yu’s pending trial in the run-up to Xi’s visit to US)
Voice of America, September 9, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/prior-xi-jinping-usa-visit-gao-yu-case-spotlight/2953619.html

反家暴离不开德法共治 (Anti-domestic violence inseparable from good laws and public governance)
Legal Daily, September 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150909/Articel07006GN.htm

Anhui court apologizes to 19 wrongfully convicted in scam case
Caixin, September 9, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-09/100847976.html

司法部部署在监狱罪犯中开展专题教育活动, 用爱国主义和法治精神熏陶罪犯 (Ministry of Justice launches educational activities for inmates—uses patriotism, nationalism, and the spirit of rule of law to train criminals)
Legal Daily, September 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150909/Articel01007GN.htm

第二届中欧法律援助研讨会在京召开, 赵大程出席开幕式并致辞 (Second Sino-European Seminar on Legal Aid opens, Zhao Dacheng convenes and delivers speech)
Legal Daily, September 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150909/Articel02002GN.htm