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.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

刑法修正案(九)新增条款重拳打击诚信失范, 网络造谣医闹替考入刑可遏歪风陋习 (Criminal Law Amendment (9) new amendments strike hard at loss of social trust—online rumor mongering, harassment of medical staff, and getting others to sit one's exams all criminalized)
Legal Daily, September 10, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150910/Articel05006GN.htm

我国24.7%家庭存家庭暴力 平均遭35次家暴才报警 (24.7% of Chinese experience domestic violence, on average there are 35 instances of violence before reporting to police)
PLA Online, September 10, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150910/n420773557.shtml