Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lead poisoning lawsuit tests China's resolve over pollution
The Age, May 6, 2015
http://www.theage.com.au/world/lead-poisoning-lawsuit-tests-chinas-resolve-over-pollution-20150506-ggv33r.html

Appeals against judicial process to be speeded up
China Daily, May 5, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/05/content_20629686.htm

广东中山将在公租房设家暴“庇护屋” (Zhongshan city, Guangdong, plans to install shelters in public housing projects for women fleeing domestic violence)
All China Women’s Federation, May 4, 2015
http://www.china-woman.com/2015-05/04/content_60503.htm

亳州成立首家反家暴庇护所 家暴受害妇女可获得法律援助 (Bozhou city, Anhui, establishes anti-domestic violence shelter where women can obtain legal aid)
Bozhou Daily, May 5, 2015
http://news.hefei.cc/2015/0505/025186667.shtml

殴打妻子致骨折 男子被判刑两年 (Man gets two years’ sentence for long-term domestic violence and causing wife’s bone fracture)
Health Channel, May 4, 2015
http://health.gmw.cn/newspaper/2015-05/04/content_106350424.htm

大陸律師抱團取暖 為陳建剛律師維權 (Chinese lawyers form rights defense group in support of lawyer Chen Jiangang)
New Tang Dynasty Television, May 5, 2015
http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/b5/2015/05/05/a1195021.html

浦志强收押周年北京检方三令补充侦查 (On 1-year anniversary of Pu Zhiqiang’s detention, Beijing prosecution orders further investigation for 3rd time)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 5, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/05/150505_china_activist_pu_zhiqiang

China wants more open legal system: Xinhua
Xinhua, May 6, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150506/news_20150506_56_1097399.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

国家网信办公布可供网站转载新闻的新闻单位名单 (State Internet Information Office publishes list of media outlets permitted to repost news)
China.com, May 5, 2015
http://news.sdchina.com/show/3318824.html

近3成政府信息公开指南得零分 “三需要”成借口 (Study by Guangzhou CSO shows nearly 1/3 of government-issued “Open Government Information guides” are deficient and provide inadequate, incorrect, or misleading information)
Legal Net, May 5, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150505/n412393999.shtml

Chinese netizens migrate away from closely censored Weibo platforms
中国网民针对微博审查应对不同
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/migrate-05052015135233.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf3-05052015100649.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Xi urges Red Cross China to reform
China Daily, May 5, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/05/content_20629412.htm

Former Chinese propaganda workers protest over unpaid pensions
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pensions-05052015105010.html

Feminist five thank domestic and international support that secured their release
China Change, May 6, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/05/05/feminist-five-thank-domestic-and-international-support-that-secured-their-release/

Related:
Supporting women's rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Shanghai enacts curbs on business dealings of officials’ relatives
The New York Times, May 5, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/world/asia/shanghai-enacts-curbs-on-business-dealings-of-officials-relatives.html

Related:
The trouble with China's anti-corruption campaign
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-32590433

China prosecutors investigate former investment boss for graft
Reuters, May 5, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/05/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0NQ0RA20150505

Changes to food safety law include tougher punishments
Caixin, May 5, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-05-04/100806234.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Chinese government hops on the WeChat bandwagon
China Policy Institute Blog, May 6, 2015
http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2015/05/06/chinese-government-hops-on-the-wechat-bandwagon/

How China will become more cooperative in cyberspace
The Diplomat, May 6, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/how-china-will-become-more-cooperative-in-cyberspace

Related:
Cyber security in China: new political leadership focuses on boosting national security
Mercator Institute for China Studies, December 9, 2014
http://www.merics.org/fileadmin/templates/download/china-monitor/China_Monitor_No_20_eng.pdf

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China orders Muslim shopkeepers to sell alcohol, cigarettes, to “weaken” Islam
The Washington Post, May 5, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/05/05/china-orders-muslim-shopkeepers-to-sell-alcohol-cigarettes-to-weaken-islam/

Related:
新疆和田政府明令维族人店铺售烟酒 (Xinjiang Hotan prefectural government orders Muslim Uyghurs to sell cigarettes and alcohol)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-05052015100303.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-Beijing group plans new petition to support Hong Kong electoral reform
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1786594/pro-beijing-group-plans-new-petition-support-hong-kong

董建華：反共者不能出閘 (Ex HK Chief Executive & Vice Chairman of CPPCC Tung Chee-hwa: anti-communists cannot stand for election)
Apple Daily, May 6, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150506/19137616

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Woman suing China Post for gender discrimination
Channel News Asia, May 5, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/woman-suing-china-post/1825796.html

Does money matter when determining which Chinese court will hear your dispute?
Supreme People's Court Monitor, May 5, 2015
http://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2015/05/05/does-money-matter-when-determining-which-chinese-court-will-hear-your-dispute/

China extends detention of rights lawyer ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
浦志强案再度延长审限15天
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-05042015130336.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05042015101444.html

全面依法治国，开启中国法治新时代 (Ruling country in complete accordance with the law, Opening new rule-of-law era in China)
People’s Daily, May 5, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0505/c1001-26947587.html

Related:
依宪治国的精神基础 (Intellectual basis for ruling the country by constitution)
Financial Times, May 5, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001061843

The will of the party: with discussion of legal reform dominating China’s annual Two Sessions, China’s leadership continues to push forward its “rule by law” agenda
News China Magazine, May, 2015
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/the-will-of-the-party

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s scientific progress hinges on access to data
nature, April 28, 2015
http://www.nature.com/news/china-s-scientific-progress-hinges-on-access-to-data-1.17426

Chinese military warned not give away “secrets” on social media
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1786451/chinese-military-warned-not-give-away-secrets-social

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

出台重大决策 公众参与是必经程序 (New laws in Sichuan coming into effect on June 1 will make soliciting public comments compulsory for all new laws and major policies)
Sichuan Legal News, May 5, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20150505/26443.shtml

Related:
四川省人民政府拟定地方性法规草案和制定规章程序规定 (Rules of Sichuan Province People’s Government on Procedures for Drafting Local Regulations and Enacting Regulations)
http://www.sc.gov.cn/10462/10883/11066/2015/5/1/10334482.shtml

四川省重大行政决策程序规定 (Sichuan Province Regulations on Procedures for Major Policies )
http://www.sc.gov.cn/10462/10883/11066/2015/5/1/10334481.shtml

境外非政府组织管理法（草案二次审议稿）全文 (Foreign NGO Management Law (2nd draft for review)) [Proposed foreign NGO management law now open for public comment]
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2015-05/05/content_1935666.htm

Thousands of PLA veterans protest in China's Hubei
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thousands-of-pla-veterans-protest-in-hubei-05042015113307.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

上海：从制度上严防领导干部“一家两制” (Shanghai to prohibit senior officials from practicing “one family, two systems”)
People’s Daily, May 5, 2015
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2015-05/05/nw.D110000renmrb_20150505_5-01.htm

Related:
Shanghai bans officials’ relatives from running private businesses
Financial Times, May 5, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/06a7caa2-f301-11e4-a979-00144feab7de.html

China to let 100 think-tanks bloom
中国智库迎来“百花齐放”年代？
Financial Times, May 4, 2015
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/115be32a-f234-11e4-b914-00144feab7de.html#axzz3ZG5438F6
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001061865

China military says army yet to fully embrace rule of law
Reuters, May 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/05/us-china-defence-corruption-idUSKBN0NQ05P20150505

China’s Hua Xia bank says senior official under investigation
The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-hua-xia-bank-says-senior-official-under-investigation-1430760535

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How China assesses civil disobedience in cyberspace
The Diplomat, May 4, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/how-china-assesses-civil-disobedience-in-cyberspace/

Hong Kong (香港)

記者遇襲案 認人手續准疑犯戴口罩浴帽 (Assault on journalists case: suspects allowed to wear face mask and shower cap in police lineup)
Apple Daily, May 5, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150505/19136278

Related:
New Hong Kong police chief says suspects have rights as he is drawn into row over identity parade
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1786124/new-hong-kong-police-chief-says-suspects-have-rights-he

Tensions simmer in Hong Kong in lead up to vote
Voice of America, May 4, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/tensions-simmer-hong-kong-vote/2747827.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China must have a more transparent system for environmental risk assessment
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1786103/china-must-have-more-transparent-system-environmental-risk

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s exodus of judges
The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/05/04/what-a-stubborn-exodus-of-judges-means-for-legal-reform-in-china/

北京法院澄清律师被法官殴打事件 调查组调查显示不存在殴打情况 (Beijing court clarifies incident of lawyer being beaten by judge: investigation shows it did not happen)
Legal Daily, April 30, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2015-04/30/content_6066262.htm

家暴阴影下的妇女权益保护 未能完全翻转的李彦案 (Protecting women's rights in the shadow of domestic violence: the not fully-overturned case of Li Yan)
Southern Weekly, April 30, 2015
http://www.infzm.com/content/109229

Access to Information (信息公开)

Ten detained for rumours about military
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150504/news_20150504_56_1096866.htm

China lodges protest with U.S. after religious freedom report
Reuters, May 4, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/04/us-china-usa-religion-idUSKBN0NP0N220150504

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hundreds detained by “interceptors” ahead of Labor Day holiday
五一劳动节各地政府忙截访 倪玉兰再被公安逼迁
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/interceptors-05012015105422.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05012015101748.html

Tibetans detained, beaten for protesting construction near sacred site
达赖喇嘛向大陆华人传法 西藏贡觉县藏民反开矿被捕
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2015
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/construction-05012015152235.html
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-05012015120342.html

四川維權人士陳雲飛拘押35天後遭批捕 (Sichuan rights defender Chen Yunfei officially arrested after 35 days of detention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 3, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150503_china_activist_arrested

In China's Guangdong, 1,000 march on Labor Day over missing paychecks
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-labor-05012015141714.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

President Xi Jinping's corruption crackdown linked to officials' suicides
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1784492/president-xi-jinpings-corruption-crackdown-linked

Chinese navy's transparency on new microblog more a boon than a bane
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1784304/chinese-navys-transparency-new-microblog-more-boon-bane

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国官媒：海外黑客攻击致近期网络问题 (Chinese state media says overseas hackers caused the recent Internet problems)
Deutsche Welle, May 1, 2015
http://www.dw.de/中国官媒海外黑客攻击致近期网络问题/a-18423110

Apps you won’t have heard about at Beijing’s GMIC
Reporters without Borders, May 1, 2015
http://en.rsf.org/china-apps-you-won-t-have-heard-about-at-02-05-2015,47848.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing can't scrap functional constituencies: Fan
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 3, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150503/news_20150503_56_1096797.htm