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, March 08, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Macau move to curtail foreign judges sparks concerns over China's growing control
Reuters, March 8, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-macau-law/macau-move-to-curtail-foreign-judges-sparks-concerns-over-chinas-growing-control-idUSKCN1GK08U

习近平等分别参加全国人大会议一些代表团审议 (Xi Jinping: Constitution amendments “reflect the common will of the Party and the people”, “democracy is fully exercised”)
Xinhua News Agency, March 7, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018lh/2018-03/07/c_1122503168.htm

Related:
How Xi Jinping made his power grab: With stealth, speed and guile
The New York Times, March 7, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-party-term-limit.html

四川阿坝发生2018年首起藏人自焚事件 (Tibetan man self-immolates in Sichuan. First death in 2018)
Voice of America, March 8, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/first-tibet-immolation-in-2018-20180307/4285436.html

Related:
西藏黨委書記批評美聯社報道西藏自焚事件非實事求是 (Tibet party secretary slams AP for reporting self-immolation not based on facts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 8, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384630-20180308.htm

Exiled Uyghur leader says “red notice” demonstrates China’s harassment of critics abroad
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/notice-03072018173643.html

India, with eye on China ties, bans Tibetans rally in New Delhi
Reuters, March 7, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-tibet/india-with-eye-on-china-ties-bans-tibetans-rally-in-new-delhi-idUSKCN1GJ1HP