Access to Justice (司法公正)

司法抗干扰必须抓早抓小 (Interference in judicial cases must be checked early and meticulously)
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151117/Articel07004GN.htm

Related:
Legal Daily: Interference in judicial cases must be checked early
China Scope, November 19, 2015
http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7541/106/

赵某甲、杜某、乔某甲犯非法拘禁罪二审刑事判决书， 浙江省温州市中级人民法院 （2015）([2015] Second Instance Appellate Decision in the Case of Zhao X A, Du X and Qiao X A for the crime of unlawful imprisonment, Zhejiang Province Wenzhou City Intermediate People's Court )
Zhejiang Court Decisions Online, November 9, 2015
http://www.zjsfgkw.cn/document/JudgmentDetail/3803717

Access to Information (信息公开)

农业部承认草甘膦有毒但属商业秘密不公开 (Agricultural department concedes glyphosphate [herbicide] is toxic but denies access to information as it is commercial secret)
GMQ Observer, November 19, 2015
http://www.chinaseed114.com/news/15/news_74132.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Activists shout for a “democratic China” in Guangzhou subversion trial
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-shout-for-a-democratic-china-in-guanzhou-subversion-trial-11192015110656.html

佛山维权人士苏昌兰被起诉至法院 (Foshan rights defender Su Changlan is indicted [for “inciting subversion,” one year into detention])
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11192015115455.html

瑞典公民被从泰国缉回中国，瑞典称不知情 (Sweden is not aware of Swedish national being deported to China by Thailand)
Voice of America, November 20, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-sweden-foreign-ministry-20151119/3065310.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中纪委:党员自己花钱奢靡享乐也要管 (CCDI: We will also handle Party members who spend their own money lavishly)
Legal Daily, November 19, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151119/Articel01005GN.htm

中国环保监测和监察权集中化背后的逻辑 (The logic behind China’s environmental protection monitoring and its centralized approach)
Financial Times, November 20, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001064928

Interrogation chairs “padded for comfort”, claims Chinese official as Beijing denies torturing or holding political prisoners
联合国防酷刑审议 中：无政治犯 审讯椅有垫 很多施刑者被诉
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1880506/interrogation-chairs-padded-comfort-claims-chinese
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15123ced9ab2922/lian-he-guo-fang-ku-xing-shen-yi-zhong-wu-zheng-zhi-fan-shen-xun-yi-you-dian-hen-duo-shi-xing-zhe-bei-su

Related:
China doesn't torture? Family of Zhang Liumao says don't believe it.
The Christian Science Monitor, November 19, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/1119/China-doesn-t-torture-Family-of-Zhang-Liumao-says-don-t-believe-it

Stark Contrast in China’s UN Torture Review: Pointed Questions, Non-responsive Answers
Human Rights in China, November 18, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/stark-contrast-chinas-un-torture-review-pointed-questions-non-responsive-answers

Hong Kong (香港)

Foreign gov’ts warned to “not interfere” after U.S. report highlights threats to Hong Kong’s freedoms
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/19/foreign-govts-warned-to-not-interfere-after-us-report-highlights-threats-to-hong-kongs-freedoms/

“Umbrella soldiers” fight for seats in district election vote this Sunday
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/19/umbrella-soldiers-fight-for-seats-in-district-election-vote-this-sunday/

【港大風波】新校委陳祖為：李國章不適合做主席 ([HKU controversy] New Council member Joseph Chan Cho Wai thinks Arthur Li not suitable to be chair)
Mingpao, November 20, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151120/s00001/1447982403680

Related:
Academic freedom advocates elected as HKU Council members
Hong Kong Free Press, November 20, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/20/academic-freedom-advocates-elected-as-hku-council-members/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Breaking: 28 “terrorist group members” shot dead in Xinjiang, China –authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, November 20,2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/20/breaking-28-terrorist-group-members-shot-dead-in-xinjiang-china-authorities/

China flags “fight” against terrorism as it confirms for first time Islamic State has executed hostage Fan Jinghui
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1880370/china-confirms-first-time-islamic-state-has-executed

Related:
IS杀害中国人质疑报复中国新疆政策 (IS execution of Chinese hostage might be a revenge against China’s policy in Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, November 19, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151119-is杀害中国人质疑报复中国新疆政策

Islamic State claim of hostage killing complicates China’s terror debate
Washington Post, November 19, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/11/19/islamic-state-claim-of-hostage-killing-complicates-chinas-terror-debate/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong revisited
L. A. Review of Books, November 19, 2015
http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/hong-kong-revisited/

China’s double standard
China Media Project, November 20, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/11/20/39338/

Feng Zhenghu: I’m taking Human Rights Day off
China Digital Times, November 19, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/feng-zhenghu-im-taking-human-rights-day-off/