Monday, May 08, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court says prominent rights lawyer Xie Yang admits to crimes
Agence-France Presse, May 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/08/trial-prominent-rights-lawyer-xi-yang-opens-china-following-delay/

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維權律師謝陽被控煽動顛覆國家政權案件開審 (“Inciting subversion of state power” case against rights defense lawyer Xie Yang opens in court today)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 8, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1329120-20170508.htm

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

联合国人权办公室敦促北京释放陈建刚律师 (The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urges the release of Xie Yang’s former defense lawyer Chen Jiangang)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-05052017105316.html