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, May 31, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese human rights lawyer’s five-year jail term after subversion conviction “likely to be upheld by appeal verdict”
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1960391/chinese-human-rights-lawyers-five-year-jail-term-after

維權律師女助理傳獄中遭性侵 家人律師禁會面 (Female assistant of rights defender allegedly harassed in detainment, family and advocate prohibited from meeting her)
Hong Kong Economic Times, May 31, 2016
http://china.hket.com/article/1436422/維權律師女助理傳獄中遭性侵%20家人律師禁會面

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://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi