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.

Monday, September 10, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

涉嫌严重违纪违法,河北省公安厅原副厅长陈庆恩退休5年被查 (Former deputy director of Hebei public security bureau investigated 5 years after his retirement for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
The Paper, September 8, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2422094

Kunshan self-defense case: Justice, or stability maintenance?
China Digital Times, September 7, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/kunshan-self-defense-case-justice-or-stability-maintenance/

Ailing rights activist “beaten” by prosecutor in China's Sichuan: Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/huangqi-beating-09072018132253.html

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四川维权人士黄琦看守所内遭迫害 (Sichuan activist Huang Qi tortured in detention as authorities attempt to coax confession, family calls for medical parole as health deteriorates)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-09072018092220.html

Prominent Chinese rights activist “released” on bail, but surveillance continues
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/prominent-chinese-rights-activist-released-on-bail-09072018094248.html

代理肺结核案 陈科云将失律师资格 (Guangzhou lawyer Chen Keyun disqualified for representing tuberculosis victims in rights defense case)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-09072018092746.html