Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

UN fears Chinese human rights lawyer has been “disappeared” by authorities
The Guardian, December 6, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/06/un-human-rights-china-missing-lawyer-jiang-tianyong

Related:
聯合國促中國調查人權活動人士江天勇下落 (UN human rights experts demand China to investigate the whereabouts of rights defender Jiang Tianyong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 6, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-38228457

UN experts urge China to investigate disappearance of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, December 6, 2016
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20987&LangID=E

709大抓捕:李和平被起诉 谢燕益、王全璋、李春富案均再次退补 (709 crackdown: Li Heping accused; Xie Yanyi, Wang Quanzhang and Li Chunfu cases investigation period extended again)
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-12062016104420.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, September 13, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Beijing court issues first domestic violence protection order to male victim
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/07/beijing-court-issues-first-domestic-violence-protection-order-to-male-victim/

China releases second Tibetan tied to self-immolation protest
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/releases-12062016151351.html