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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