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

Commentary (评论)

司法部副部长熊选国:加快推进公共法律服务体系建设 (Xiong Xuanguo, Vice-Minister of Justice: Streamline the establishment of public legal service system)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/27/content_7330555.htm

校园议港独 讲师:维护言论自由无可争议 (CUHK lecturer on discussion of Hong Kong independence at schools: There is no controversy when it comes to defending freedom of speech)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-09272017104938.html

Prison is an inevitable part of Hong Kong's exhausting path to democracy
The Guardian, September 28, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2017/sep/28/prison-hong-kong-exhausting-path-democracy-joshua-wong