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.

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Access to Justice(司法公正)

Christmas time in China sees human rights activists put on trial
The Guardian, December 25, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/25/why-christmas-time-in-china-means-jail-for-human-rights-activists

Related:
China to try Tiananmen protest veteran after months of delay: lawyer
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protester-trial-12232016143206.html

又见“煽动颠覆” 人权律师江天勇被拘留 (Human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong is detained on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power)
Deutsche Welle, December 23, 2016
http://dw.com/p/2UnwY

China frees police officers linked to death in custody case
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/custody-12272016114542.html

Chinese middle-class anger reignites over death of 29-year-old researcher Lei Yang in police custody
The Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-middle-class-anger-reignites-over-death-of-researcher-in-custody-1482837636