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, October 26, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广东人权捍卫者苏昌兰今刑满出狱 (Guangdong human rights defender Su Changlan finishes prison term and is released)
Weiquanwang, October 26, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/10/blog-post_63.html

静海警方:李文星被传销组织送归途中意外溺亡 不予刑事立案 (Tianjin police refuse to file criminal case saying university graduate Li Wenxing drowned accidentally when pyramid scheme gang sent him to train station)
Beijing News, October 25, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/10/25/461717.html

China lawyer recounts torture under Xi's “war on law”
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 25, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-41661862