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.

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese labor activist who probed Ivanka Trump supplier “meets with accident” in detention
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/labor-ivanka-06052017144216.html

Related:
U.S. urges China to free labor activists who investigated Ivanka Trump’s shoe factories
Associated Press, June 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2097027/us-urges-china-free-labour-activists-who

China rejects U.S. call for release of labor rights activists
Reuters, June 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-labour-idUSKBN18X12Y

Prominent Chinese rights activist charged with subversion after being held six months
Reuters, June 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN18X0C4

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, May 11, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology