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, August 03, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Rights groups denounce court ruling against Chinese activist
Voice of America, August 2, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/rights-groups-denounce-court-ruling-against-chinese-activist/3445329.html

Chinese activist Hu Shigen jailed for subversion
中国维权律师抓捕:家庭教会长老胡石根颠覆罪囚七年半
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 3, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36961431
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/08/160803_china_activist_lawyers_trial

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, July 29, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

709大案首人被判 网友三不王宇“认罪” (First person sentenced from 709 Crackdown, netizens organize “three negations” campaign in response to Wang Yu’s “confession”)
Voice of America, August 2, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-first-person-of-709-case-went-trial-and-sentenced-20160802/3445343.html

Related:
时事大家谈: 赵威王宇“认错”,当局镇压下的维权律师 (Current Affairs Discussion: Zhao Wei and Wang Yu’s “confessions”—rights defenders under the authorities repression)
Voice of America, August 2, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/io-20160802-china-rights-lawyers-submissions/3445458.html