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.

Monday, September 26, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China: Lawyer Xia Lin sentenced to 12 years in jail
Al Jazeera, September 22, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/china-lawyer-xia-lin-sentenced-12-years-jail-160922072441226.html

Related:
Rule by Law or power? Lawyer’s conviction stirs online debate in China
Voice of America, September 23, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/lawyer-conviction-stirs-online-debate-in-china/3522177.html

HRIC Translation: “Lawyer Xia Lin: Such Is Our Country, and All We Can Do Now Is Fill Up Our Glasses”
Human Rights in China, September 23, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/hric-translation-lawyer-xia-lin-such-our-country-and-all-we-can-do-now-fill

Chinese law firms face punishment under amended rules if lawyers exert pressure on judicial authorities
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2022318/chinese-law-firms-face-punishment-under-amended-rules

Related:
中国新律所管理办法被指针对维权人权律师 (China’s amended law firm regulations criticized as picking on rights lawyers)
Voice of America, September 25, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-human-rights-lawyers-20160925/3524050.html

For mocking a martyr, Chinese blogger runs afoul of Beijing court
The New York Times, September 24, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/24/world/asia/china-qiu-shaoyun-korean-war.html

Insider gives rare look into Chinese VIP prison
Sixth Tone, September 23, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/insider-gives-rare-look-chinese-luxury-prison

Case against two citizen journalists who compiled China protest blog transferred for prosecution
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/26/case-against-two-citizen-journalists-who-compiled-china-protest-blog-transferred-for-prosecution/