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.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist, writer held on spying, subversion charges in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-writer-held-on-spying-subversion-charges-in-chinas-sichuan-12212016110458.html

China to try one rights lawyer as European diplomats visit family of another
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-trials-12212016123537.html

4 in China cleared after 2 successful death sentence appeals
The Washington Post, December 22, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/4-in-china-cleared-after-2-successful-death-sentence-appeals/2016/12/22/3c361a44-c810-11e6-acda-59924caa2450_story.html

广东乌坎9村民被控“非法集会游行” 集体受审 (9 Wukan villagers charged with “illegal assembly” in a joint trial)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-12202016115313.html