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

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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/

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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

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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