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, March 10, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

谢阳妻子首次公开视频呼吁关注 律师申请取证调查酷刑 (Wife of Xie Yang releases a video for the first time urging international attention to her husband’s case, Xie’s lawyers apply to obtain evidence to investigate torture claims)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03092017102919.html

China tries again to stitch together a unified Civil Code of Law
The Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-tries-again-to-stitch-together-a-unified-civil-code-of-law-1489076208

Related:
China lawmaker expects debate over new civil code to intensify
Reuters, March 9, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-civilliberties-idUSKBN16G0R4