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.

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China claims move to scrap presidential term limit has wide support
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2135838/china-claims-move-scrap-presidential-term-limit-has

Related:
「好皇帝」、「壞皇帝」 福山如何看習近平修憲 (“Good emperor”, “bad emperor”, Fukuyama’s views on Xi amending the Constitution)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 5, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-43276770

China is not a garden-variety dictatorship
The Atlantic, March 5, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/china-xi-jinping-president/554795/

Related:
NPC: Should Xi Jinping be China's president for life?
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 6, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-43293242/npc-should-xi-jinping-be-china-s-president-for-life

Uyghur journalist Gulchehra Hoja: “I have my own sad story to tell”
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/uighur-journalist-gulchehra-hoja-i-have-my-own-sad-story-to-tell/a-42835267

Daughter of Uyghur camp detainee in need of urgent treatment following stove accident
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/daughter-03052018144433.html