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, February 08, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Daughter of Swedish bookseller snatched in China fears he faces years in jail
The Guardian, February 8, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/daughter-gui-minhai-swedish-bookseller-china-fears-jail

Related:
Foreign passport no “amulet” in China: State media
Reuters, February 8, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/foreign-passport-no-amulet-in-china-state-media-9938834

Lawyer urges medical parole for detained Chinese Umbrella Movement supporter Ji Sizun
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/07/lawyer-urges-medical-parole-detained-chinese-umbrella-movement-supporter-ji-sizun/

Related:
四川藏族僧人获释但狱中受虐身残 (Tibetan monk released but crippled after 6 years in Sichuan prison)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02072018100826.html

司法部:刑事辩护全覆盖是对人权的一个重要保障 (Ministry of Justice claims legal counsel in all criminal defenses means important protection of human rights)
Chinanews.com.cn, February 8, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/02-08/8444287.shtml

Related:
充分发挥律师工作联席会议平台作用, 推动律师制度改革向纵深发展 (Ministry of Justice to build “national uniformed credit information platform” for lawyers)
Legal Daily, February 7, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/07/content_7471162.htm