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.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

湖南维权律师谢阳继续遭当局严密看管 (Hunan rights lawyer Xie Yang continues to face severe surveillance from authorities)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-08142017110712.html

Related:
Chen Guiqiu’s statement of condemnation regarding Xie Yang’s trial
陈桂秋关于谢阳案开庭审理的谴责声明
Human Rights in China, May 6, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/chen-guiqius-statement-condemnation-regarding-xie-yangs-trial
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/chen-gui-qiu-guan-yu-xie-yang-kai-ting-shen-li-de-qian-ze-sheng-ming

See more items on Xie Yang:
http://www.hrichina.org/en/defenders/xie-yang

709李文足的声明 (Li Wenzu, wife of 709 lawyer, criticizes police for lying and intimidating family members in open statement)
Weiquanwang, August 15, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/08/709_95.html

上海维权人士吴玉芬及80岁高龄的杜金媛被关黑监狱至今已40多天仍未获得释放 (80-year-old Du Jinyuan from Shanghai, along with land rights defender Wu Yufen, still held in black jail for over 40 days, without release)
Weiquanwang, August 15, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/08/48.html

新疆温泉哈萨克族牧民被秘判12年 (Kazakh herder in Xinjiang sentenced to 12 years after secret trial)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-08152017113604.html

China rights activist Wu Gan may face up to 10 years in prison
Voice of America, August 15, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-activist-trial-wu-gan/3986125.html

前首都师范大学副教授朱德龙因在微信群批评中共总书记习近平搞个人崇拜、封杀网络民意,竟被行政拘留5天 (Capital Normal University associate professor Zhu Delong already detained for five days after criticizing CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping on WeChat for engaging in self-worship and blacklisting netizens)
Weiquanwang, August 15, 2017
https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/5.html

完善以宪法为核心的中国特色社会主义法律体系 (To perfect a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics and the Constitution at its core)
People’s Daily, August 14, 2017
http://zj.people.com.cn/n2/2017/0814/c186327-30604076.html