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.

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Where are China's human rights lawyers?
Al Jazeera, February 29, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/02/china-human-rights-lawyers-160224072207598.html

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, February 5, 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

Slaying of Beijing judge prompts horror in China’s embattled legal community
Wall Street Journal, February 29, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/02/29/slaying-of-beijing-judge-prompts-horror-in-chinas-embattled-legal-community/

The case of Zhang Kai: Refuting lies, clarifying the facts, and setting the record straight
China Change, February 29, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/02/29/the-case-of-zhang-kai-refuting-lies-clarifying-the-facts-and-setting-the-record-right/

中国首部反家暴法今起实施 “同居暴力”纳入其中 (China’s first Anti-domestic Violence Law takes effect, “violence in cohabitation” taken into account)
China News, March 1, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/03-01/7778031.shtml