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.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中共中央办公厅机关建立法律顾问和公职律师制度 (General Office of the CPC Central Committee sets up legal consultants system and puts lawyers on gov’t payroll)
Xinhua News Agency, September 28, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0928/c1001-29563782.html

“非新闻”卢昱宇案二审维持原判有期徒刑4年 (Appeal court upholds previous verdict and sentences citizen journalist Lu Yuyu to four years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-09272017104558.html

Related:
Chinese Court upholds 4-year jail term for press freedom prize winner Lu Yuyu
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/28/chinese-court-upholds-4-year-jail-term-press-freedom-prize-winner-lu-yuyu/

解读《律师办理刑事案件规范》的重点条款 (Interpretation of important provisions of the Lawyers Code of Conduct for Handling Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-09/27/content_7330937.htm

Related:
全国律协关于印发《律师办理刑事案件规范》的通知 (All China Lawyers Association Notice on Issuing Lawyers Code of Conduct for Handling Criminal Cases)
All China Lawyers Association, September 26, 2017
http://www.acla.org.cn/article/page/detailById/21220

李明哲妻李净瑜要求探监 称中国无权剥夺探视权 (Lee Ching-yu, wife of Lee Ming-che, demands to visit Lee in prison and says China has no right to deprive her of such rights)
Voice of America, September 27, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/4046425.html

Related:
Wife of Taiwanese activist detained in mainland China asks for visit
Associated Press, September 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2113099/wife-taiwanese-activist-detained-mainland-china-asks