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, August 11, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Liu Xia, widow of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, missing for 26 days
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/10/liu-xia-widow-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-missing-26-days/

Related:
Liu Xia's imprisonment “violation of international law”
Deutsche Welle, August 9, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/liu-xias-imprisonment-violation-of-international-law/a-40026618

Liu Xiaobo's Living Legacy
劉曉波被海葬,遺孀劉霞仍遭嚴密控制
Human Rights in China, July 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/liu-xiaobos-living-legacy
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-xiao-bo-de-jing-shen-yi-chan

Xinjiang authorities sentence Uyghur scholar to 10 years in prison
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/scholar-08092017151559.html

江苏盐城民营企业主蒋思军因联署访民要求市委书记履职被拘留15日 (Yancheng, Jiangsu business owner Jiang Sijun detained for 15 days for requesting that municipal Party Committee Secretary perform his duties)
Weiquanwang, August 9, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/15.html

“No sign” of Kazakh imam scheduled for release from prison in July
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kazakh-imam-08092017121527.html

丁汉忠案改判死缓 家属称不公将上诉 (Land rights activist Ding Hanzhong sentenced to life, family says he will appeal)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08102017105501.html