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, August 01, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国流亡律师滕彪,要做黑暗中的闪电 (Teng Biao, Chinese lawyer in exile, will become a lightning flash in the dark)
The New York Times, August 1, 2017
https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170801/where-are-you-teng-biao/

Paying homage to Liu Xiaobo from behind bars
China Change, July 31, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/31/paying-homage-to-liu-xiaobo-from-behind-bars/

Tibetan self-immolator released after serving five-year prison term in Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-07312017162747.html

最高法出台司法责任制实施意见,院庭长不得以口头指示等变相批案 (Supreme People’s Court introduces implementation of ideas on judicial accountability, chief judges shall not approve cases through verbal instruction)
Legal Daily, July 31, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-07/31/content_7263737.htm

安徽阜阳男子违停被贴罚单在朋友圈骂交警发泄不满,行拘5日 (Fuyang, Anhui man vents dissatisfaction against police after receiving traffic ticket, is detained for five days)
The Paper, July 31, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1747565

习近平阅兵疑违反国旗法 珠海钢管舞劳军引舆论炮轰 (Xi Jinping’s PLA parade allegedly violates national flag law)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl3-07312017101542.html