Thursday, April 16, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Appeals to be heard in more timely manner
China Daily, April 16, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/16/content_20446493.htm

Courts to accept more cases, more quickly
Global Times, April 16, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/917092.shtml

Related:
关于人民法院推行立案登记制改革的意见 (Opinion Concerning People’s Court’s Implementation of Case Filing Registration System Reform)
The Supreme People’s Court, April 15, 2015
http://www.court.gov.cn/fabu-xiangqing-14152.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Update–Good or bad? Five Chinese female activists released on “bail”
China Law and Policy, April 14, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/

Pushing back against the authorities in China “according to the law”
支持者称女权五女应获得国家赔偿
The New York Times, April 16, 2015
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150416/c16authorities/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150416/c16authorities/

Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Most recent page update:
Since being released from detention, Li Tingting has been closely monitored: police drive-by her home every fifteen minutes, and her mobile phone is not functioning normally. A close friend, Xiao La, attempted to visit Li TIngting and has not been heard from since.
据网友在推特上发布的消息,获释后的女权五姐妹受到警方严密监控,15日,李婷婷的密友小辣前去探望李婷婷,此后失去联系。该报道说,李婷婷的家门口每15分钟就会有一辆自行车巡逻经过,而且其手机无法正常使用。

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录:五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shen

Police detain “at least 10” in clashes with pollution protesters in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-04152015102825.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Two-thirds of Hong Kong's Chinese history teachers opposed to curriculum revision
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2105
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1767160/two-thirds-chinese-history-teachers-opposed

Related:
「中國歷史科問卷調查」結果 (Chinese history curriculum survey: results)
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union, April 15, 2015
EN: https://www.hkptu.org/11516

Role of Hong Kong judiciary under debate in reform row
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2105
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1767156/role-hong-kong-judiciary-under-debate-reform-row