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, August 14, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China lets Swedish doctor see detained bookseller Gui Minhai 8 months after he was arrested in Beijing
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2159548/china-allows-swedish-doctor-see-detained-publisher

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中国准许在押铜锣湾书店老板桂民海见医生 (China permits detained bookseller Gui Minhai to see Swedish doctor)
Voice of America, August 14, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/Gui-Minhai-Visited-By-Swedish-Doctor-20180814/4527655.html

84岁老太申请保外就医被拒 狱中自发性骨折 (Imprisoned woman aged 84 with lumbar spine fracture is refused medical parole)
Beijing News, August 14, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/14/499472.html

Chinese landlord rents to Uyghurs, is arrested on “terror” charge
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/rents-08142018094509.html

Veteran human rights lawyer Cheng Hai disbarred
China Change, August 13, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/08/13/veteran-human-rights-lawyer-cheng-hai-disbarred/

拒绝认罪 维权人士刘家财刑满出狱 (Hubei rights defender who refused to plead guilty completes prison sentence)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-08132018093816.html