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, January 29, 2016

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s first gay marriage case: Pyrrhic victory for its lawyer?
China Law and Policy, January 20, 2016
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2016/01/20/chinas-first-gay-marriage-case-pyrrhic-victory-for-its-lawyer/

Six months on, an assessment of the July 9 arrest of lawyers in China
China Change, January 28, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/01/28/six-months-on-an-assessment-of-the-july-9-arrest-of-lawyers-in-china/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, January 27, 2016
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

A confession to make: What the current vogue for televised confessions and apologies says about Xi Jinping’s China
The Economist, January 30, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21689620-what-current-vogue-televised-confessions-and-apologies-says-about-xi-jinpings-china

The trouble with Hong Kong’s Chief Executives
ChinaFile, January 28, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/trouble-hong-kongs-chief-executives

孔杰荣:绑架和电视认罪等做法显示中国执意蔑视法治 (Jerome Cohen: Acts of kidnapping and televised confessions show that China insists on scorning rule of law)
Voice of America, January 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cohen-abduction-20160128/3167841.html