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.

Monday, June 19, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709案被捕者勾洪国:终获批准赴京求医 (Detained 709 lawyer Gou Hongguo finally obtains official approval to receive medical attention in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-06152017100559.html

Chinese police warn father of jailed rights lawyer after family's angry statement
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-police-warn-father-of-jailed-rights-lawyer-after-familys-angry-statement-06162017111631.html

Related:
Jiang Tianyong’s Family Rejects Officially-Appointed Lawyers
江天勇家人拒绝接受官方指派律师
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/jiang-tianyongs-family-rejects-officially-appointed-lawyers
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/jiang-tian-yong-jia-ren-ju-jue-jie-shou-guan-fang-zhi

Tibetan nomads forced from resettlement towns to make way for development
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/leave-06152017163042.html

MP presents petition calling for release of Canadian citizen detained in China
The Epoch Times, June 15, 2017
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2257883-mp-presents-petition-calling-for-release-of-canadian-citizen-detained-in-china/