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, February 25, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

湖南全力推动政法工作上新台阶 (Hunan spares no efforts in pushing forward political and legal affairs work to new stage)
China Youth Online, February 24, 2016
http://www.csrc.gov.cn/pub/shanxi/xxfw/tzzsyd/jczs/201512/t20151229_289222.htm

特殊人群服务管理改革, 宜宾综合试点成效显著 (Outstanding results in Yibin (Sichuan) comprehensive pilot program for reform of services management for vulnerable populations)
Li Dan, February 25, 2016
http://roll.sohu.com/20160225/n438413316.shtml

Brother denied right to visit Ilham Tohti, moderate Uighur scholar sentenced to life in prison
China Change, February 24, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/02/24/brother-denied-visitation-of-ilham-tohti-moderate-uighur-scholar-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/