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, December 23, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers demand action to clear smog
中国律师起诉地方政府治霾不力
The Financial Times, December 22, 2016
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/14038316-c740-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001070671

修《警察法》引争议 中国应否扩大警察“开枪权” (Draft "Police Law" stirs controversy: Should China expand police’s “right to shoot”?)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-12222016104753.html

Related:
China: Draft police law entrenches abuses
Human Rights Watch, December 21, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/21/china-draft-police-law-entrenches-abuses

“A notice to foreign forces: We’ve captured Jiang Tianyong!”—Video denigrates human rights lawyer
China Change, December 22, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/12/22/a-notice-to-foreign-forces-weve-captured-jiang-tianyong-video-denigrates-human-rights-lawyer/

Related:
Wife of detained Chinese rights lawyer hits out at Party video
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-beatings-12222016095715.html

The hidden cost of settling yet another labor dispute
China Labor Bulletin, December 23, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/hidden-cost-settling-yet-another-labour-dispute

China rights website founder arrested for leaking state secrets, says Amnesty
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2056584/china-rights-website-founder-arrested-leaking-state

Tibetan protest monk released after serving full term in jail
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/term-12222016125639.html

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