Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Young Tibetan monk dies in second self-immolation protest in May–report
Hong Kong Free Press, May 22, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/22/young-tibetan-monk-dies-second-self-immolation-protest-may-report/

江天勇代理律师诉长沙公安局长 遭两级检察院拒绝 (Jiang Tianyong’s representative lawyer sues Changsha Public Security chief, refused by two procuratorates)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-05232017102942.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

互联网新闻信息服务许可管理实施细则6月1日起实施 (Detailed rules for the implementation of Internet news information services licensing to take effect June 1)
China News, May 22, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/05-22/8231124.shtml

Related:
互联网新闻信息服务许可管理实施细则
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Internet News Information Services Licensing
Cyberspace Administration of China, May 22, 2017
China Law Translate, May 22, 2017 (English Translation)
CH: http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-05/22/c_1121015789.htm
EN: http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/互联网新闻信息服务许可管理实施细则/?lang=en

看守所拒为董广平存钱 公民要求信息公开 (Detention center refuses to save money for Dong Guangping, citizens demand information disclosure)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-05232017103317.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Clashes in China's Guangdong amid land dispute, graft allegations
广东佛山村民为土地维权 帐篷被打烂村民被抓
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-05222017123833.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05222017110255.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

安徽桐城工商联原主席集资诈骗8亿元被判无期徒刑 (Former Chairman of Anhui Tongcheng Federation of Industry and Commerce raises RMB 800 million though illegal fund-raising and fraud, sentenced to life in prison)
Reference News, May 23, 2017
http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/roll10/bd/20170523/2031227.shtml

Related:
Businessman sentenced to life for swindling 800-mln-yuan
Xinhua, May 24, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/24/c_136308759.htm

陕西省人大常委会党组副书记、副主任魏民洲涉嫌严重违纪接受组织审查 (Wei Minzhou, Shanxi NPC Standing Committee Deputy Party Secretary and Deputy Director, under investigation for serious discipline violations)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, May 22, 2017
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xwtt/201705/t20170522_99732.html

Related:
... and Shaanxi’s Wei Minzhou makes 128. Another “tiger” falls in China’s anti-graft campaign
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2095392/and-shaanxis-wei-minzhou-makes-128-another-tiger-falls

Too fast, too soon: how China's growth led to the Tianjin disaster
The Guardian, May 23, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/may/23/city-exploded-china-growth-tianjin-disaster-inevitable

Property firm boss to sue Chinese fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui over corruption claims
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2095297/property-firm-boss-sue-chinese-fugitive-tycoon-guo

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

网上“黑市”随意买卖个人信息 26名涉案者被抓获 (Online black markets easily trade personal information, 26 suspects arrested)
Xinhua, May 23, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-05/23/c_1121021337.htm

第三批百家网站公布举报受理方式 (Third batch of 100 websites publish Internet reporting acceptance methods)
Cyberspace Administration of China, May 22, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-05/22/c_1121015933.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Court to hear bail request of police inspector jailed for beating pro-democracy activist Ken Tsang
Hong Kong Free Press, May 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/23/court-hear-bail-request-police-inspector-jailed-beating-pro-democracy-activist-ken-tsang/