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.

Monday, December 11, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

維權律師:面臨前所未有壓力 (Rights lawyer Mo Shaoping says lawyers now face unprecedented pressure)
Mingpao, December 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171211/s00013/1512929019688

刘霞致信诺奖文学得主赫塔米勒称“我要疯了我那么孤单” (Liu Xia writes to Nobel Laureate Herta Müller saying “I am going crazy, I am so lonely”)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2017
http://bit.ly/2AslFfr

律师会见在押犯新规印发:会见被侦查起诉在押罪犯时不被监听 (New regulations allows detainees to meet with lawyers without being listened to)
The Paper, December 10, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1899492