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.

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

7·09案被捕律师再被延长两个月“侦查期限” (Lawyer detained in “709 crackdown” has “investigation period” extended for a further two months)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06072016110105.html

Related:
My friend Li Heping, a man China thinks is “more dangerous than Bin Laden”
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/my-friend-li-heping-the-man-china-thinks-is-more-dangerous-than-bin-laden

“I want to rescue my dad”: children's heartbreak for the lawyers China has taken away
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/childs-heartbreak-li-heping-human-rights-lawyer-china-superhero

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