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, February 10, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Rare phone call from house arrest sparks fears for Liu Xia's well-being
刘晓波妻刘霞致电友人 透露近况不好
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fears-02092017150556.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml-02092017134753.html

一图看懂最高法院出台的法官“人身安全保护令” (Understand Supreme People’s Court’s new regulation on protection of judges’ personal safety from one picture)
People’s Daily Online, February 9, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0209/c1001-29070152.html

Trump attacks and the state of China’s legal system
China Digital Times, February 9, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/trump-attacks-state-chinas-legal-system/

Protestant church member prosecuted for involvement in “evil cult”
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protestant-church-member-prosecuted-for-involvement-in-evil-cult-02092017101410.html