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, March 25, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China “detained 20 over Xi resignation letter”
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-35897905

China cracks down on Xi Jinping critics after call for resignation
The Financial Times, March 25, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/877a88fe-f260-11e5-aff5-19b4e253664a.html#axzz43wZkCZDs

Related:
China: Prominent blogger’s family detained over letter lambasting President Xi
Amnesty International, March 25, 2016
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/china-prominent-blogger-s-family-detained-over-letter-lambasting-president-xi

Mingjing: The people behind the open letter attack on Xi Jinping
公开信关联图: 张春贤蒋建国刘乐飞王波明
Chinascope (English), March 25, 2016
Mingjing (Chinese), March 20, 2016
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7788/106/
CH: http://www.mingjingnews.com/MIB/Blog/blog_contents.aspx?ID=0000803700000603

乌市法院推行裁判文书繁简分流改革, 裁判文书“瘦身”当事人能看懂 (Urumqi courts implement “simplification reforms” for court decisions, “downsizing” court decisions will enable parties to understand them)
Legal Daily, March 25, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160324/Articel03006GN.htm

三年间长春基层法院审结强制医疗案22件 (Changchun's lowest-level courts tried 22 compulsory medical treatment cases in 3 years)
China Jilin Online, March 24, 2016
http://www.chinajilin.com.cn/jlnews/content/2016-03/24/content_3889992.htm