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.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Five Uyghur professors from Xinjiang University held in political “re-education camps”
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/professors-09182018151339.html

黄琦案云里雾里 一被告控罪减轻 (Three defendants in Huang Qi case now being dealt with separately, one to receive lesser charge)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-09182018095239.html

“毒糖杀人案” 当事人李锦莲:精神损害赔偿压得太低 将进行申诉 (Li Jinlian to appeal inadequate compensation for 20 years’ imprisonment on wrongful murder conviction)
Beijing News, September 18, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/09/18/506069.html

北京通州法院:未成年人受侵害 六成系“熟人作案 (Beijing Tongzhou Court: 60% of crimes against minors are committed by teachers, relatives, neighbors)
Beijing News, September 18, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/09/18/506015.html

司法部部长:进一步提高政治站位,狠抓律师党建工作 (Minister of Justice: Further elevate politics, fiercely enforce party-work among lawyers)
The Paper, September 18, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2450392

最高法部署司法解释工作:“个别条文”需适时修订 (Supreme People’s Court issues new work plan for fully implementing socialist core values in judicial interpretations)
Beijing News, September 18, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/09/18/505973.html

Uyghur mother of 3 detained in Turkey, fate uncertain
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/turkey-09172018153034.html

Ailing Chinese democracy activist probed for “subversion” over art auction
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/auction-09172018113425.html

China's Xinjiang Muslims live in fear of disappearing into camps
Deutsche Welle, September 17, 2018
https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-xinjiang-muslims-live-in-fear-of-disappearing-into-camps/a-45525980