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, November 23, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高法:有权人、有钱人减刑快服刑短现象得到有效遏制 (Supreme People's Court: phenomenon of powerful and wealthy inmates cutting prison terms short has been “effectively contained")
Chinanews.com, November 23, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/11-23/8383522.shtml

遭吊销执照律师祝圣武祸不单行 旗下律所或被迫解散 (Rights lawyer Zhu Shengwu, who was revoked of license, fears to be forced to disband law firm)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-11222017101554.html

乐山小伙朱晋川被改判无罪后获国家赔偿40万余元 (Man in Sichuan compensated over 400,000 yuan by state after serving 3 years plus in prison for crime he didn’t commit)
Chengdu Business News, November 22, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1874892

宁夏出台建立以案释法制度实施意见 (Ningxia issues opinion on using cases to interpret laws)
Ministry of Justice, November 22, 2017
http://www.moj.gov.cn/news/content/2017-11/22/fzxc_9931.html