Friday, July 17, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains 100 lawyers, activists
Voice of America, July 17, 2015
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/china-detains-100-lawyers-activists/2860545.html

Related:
Canada gravely concerned by detention and disappearance of lawyers and activists in China
Government of Canada, July 16, 2015, July 14, 2015
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/china-chine/highlights-faits/2015/CanadaGravelyConcernedbyDetentionandDisappearanceofLawyersandActivistsinChina.aspx?lang=en

Recent human rights developments in China
Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 17, 2015
http://dfat.gov.au/news/media-releases/Pages/recent-human-rights-developments-in-china.aspx

China: Massive crackdown of human rights lawyers continues
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights, China Labor Bulletin, and Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
https://www.fidh.org/International-Federation-for-Human-Rights/asia/china/china-massive-crackdown-of-human-rights-lawyers-continues

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

UN, EU, nations speak out against China’s crackdown on lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2015, July 14, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/17/un-eu-nations-speak-out-against-chinas-crackdown-on-lawyers/

Statement issued by the [Hong Kong] Legal ECs in relation to the mass arrest, detention and disappearance of lawyers in China
法律界選委就被大規模拘捕、羈留及失蹤的中國律師發出的聲明
Hong Kong Lawyers, July 16, 2015
http://bit.ly/1I8MZen

Statement on the detention of human rights lawyers in China
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, July 17, 2015
http://fcchk.org/article/fcchk-statement-detention-human-rights-lawyers-china

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Don’t hype story on Leiyang’s angry poet
China Digital Times, July 16, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/google-maps-changes-name-on-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal/

Google maps changes name on disputed South China Sea shoal
New York Times, July 15, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/google-maps-changes-name-on-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal/

Rise of Guangdong propaganda chief a sign of further media controls to come
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rise-of-guangdong-propaganda-chief-a-sign-of-further-media-controls-to-come-07172015102050.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Gov't gives think tanks food for thought with supporting policies
Caixin, July 17, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-07-17/100830006.html

首个“中国劳工受难日”各地举行纪念活动 (Various regions hold commemorative events for first “China Labor Victims Day”)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07162015100743.html

甘肃广河逾百回民抬尸体县政府抗议警察不作为 (Over a hundred Chinese Hui ethnic minorities carry corpse and protest police inaction in Gansu)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07162015100933.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国又一名高官被情人举报遭调查 (Another top official is exposed by lover and undergoing investigation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 17, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150717_china_investigation

China destroyed its stock market in order to save it
Foreign Policy, July 16, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/16/china-destroyed-its-stock-market-in-order-to-save-it/

Hong Kong (香港)

Top China leader tells HK youth to “promote stability”
Reuters, July 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-china-hongkong-idUSKCN0PR0VT20150717

Hong Kong protester convicted of assaulting police officer with her breast
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1840630/hong-kong-protester-convicted-assaulting-police-officer-her

Overview of legal cases related to the HK Umbrella Revolution
Medium.com, July 16, 2015
https://medium.com/@KongTsungGan/overview-of-legal-cases-related-to-the-hk-umbrella-revolution-7734adecdb0

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

中国以反恐名义拘捕人道援助服务的外国非政府组织成员引关注 (China's use of “anti-terrorism” label to detain humanitarian assistance workers at foreign NGO draws scrutiny)
Radio France Internationale, July 17, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150716-中国以反恐名义拘捕人道援助服务的外国非政府组织成员引关注/

Related:
China to deport foreign tourists after “terror” video case
Reuters, July 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-china-tourists-idUSKCN0PR18N20150717

Pakistan Hopes to Benefit from Iran Deal, With Chinese Help
Voice of America, July 16, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/pakistan-hopes-to-benefit-from-iran-nuclear-deal-with-chinese-help/2864001.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Exiled Chinese lawyer says the country is moving toward a new totalitarianism
Public Radio International, July 16, 2015
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-07-16/exiled-chinese-lawyer-says-country-moving-toward-new-totalitarianism

Lu Jun: “one more law won’t make us helpless”
China Digital Times, July 17, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/07/lu-jun-one-more-law-wont-make-us-helpless/