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, July 07, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权组织呼吁中国停止迫害维权律师 (Human rights organization calls China to stop persecuting rights lawyers)
Voice of America, July 7, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-human-rights-group-calling-china-to-end-2-year-crackdown-20170706/3931074.html

A human rights lawyer’s notes on the “709 Incident,” two years on
China Change, July 7, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/07/a-human-rights-lawyers-notes-on-the-709-incident-two-years-on/

Veteran labor activist Liu Shaoming sentenced to four and a half years for his activism
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/06/speculation-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobos-condition-xi-jinping-heads-g20-summit/