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, September 03, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

美国国务院日前发起“释放20位女性良心犯”活动 (U.S. State Department launches “Free the 20 Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Concern Campaign”)
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-09022015162024.html

温州警方拒绝律师会见张凯 广州公安带教会牧师强制旅游 (Wenzhou police deny lawyer’s meeting with Zhang Kai, Guangzhou authorities force pastor to “travel”)
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-09022015125949.html

Ai Weiwei gives first public talk since 2011 – and becomes a selfie Santa Claus
The Guardian, September 3, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/03/ai-weiwei-first-public-talk-since-2011-artist-china-censorship-selfie

Law change would mean no early release for graft convicts
Caixing, September 2, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-08-28/100844834.html

新疆兵团完善三级社区矫正组织体系, 矫正期间重新犯罪率0.2%以下 (Xinjiang brigade perfects three-tiered community corrections organization system, community corrections recidivism rate is less than 0.2%)
Legal Daily, September 3, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150903/Articel02012GN.htm