Access to Justice (司法公正)

China ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang sentenced to life in prison, will not appeal
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1820280/life-jail-chinas-disgraced-security-tsar

Related:
Zhou Yongkang trial exposes Chinese officials' links with mystic
The Guardian, June 11, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/11/zhou-yongkang-trial-exposes-chinese-officials-links-with-mystic

周永康案：備受關注但無法了解的秘密 (Zhou Yongkang case: secrets under spotlight but not to be understood)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150612_china_zhou_yongkang

Related:
秘密審訊 周永康免死 (In secret trial, Zhou Yongkang escapes death sentence)
Mingpao, June 12, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/秘密審訊%20%20周永康免死-收賄1.6億3罪成立囚終身不上訴/web_tc/article/20150612/s00001/1434044910470

程翔：周永康判刑輕　沒提薄熙來避重就輕 (Commentator Ching Cheong: Zhou Yongkang’s sentence lighter than expected, crucial point avoided by not mentioning Bo Xilai)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150611/news_20150611_55_1106845.htm

湖南司法行政戒毒系统发挥“三大帮教”效用--“攻心”戒治助力战胜毒魔 (Hunan Justice Administration Drug Treatment System rolls out “3 mentors” program to help overcome drug addiction)
Legal Daily, June 11, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150611/Articel02008GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

鄂尔多斯市政府信息公开暂行办法 (Ordos government, Inner Mongolia, issues temporary OGI measures)
Ordos News, June 11, 2015
http://health.gmw.cn/newspaper/2015-06/11/content_107221615.htm

网络电视须配备节目审查人员
China to require Internet video providers to have program censors on staff
Jinghua Times, June 11, 2015
CH: http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2015-06/11/content_206133.htm
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7199/108/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Calls grow for Aung San Suu Kyi to “talk democracy” to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/calls-06112015133050.html

Travel ban on China's power queen
The Standard, June 12, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=157910&sid=44649531&con_type=1&d_str=20150612

China orders inquiry into deaths of children who swallowed pesticide
The Guardian, June 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/12/china-inquiry-deaths-children-swallowed-pesticide

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong social media activists under fire as key electoral policy vote approaches
Global Voices, June 11, 2015
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/12/hong-kong-social-media-activists-under-fire-as-key-electoral-policy-vote-approaches/

Elderly couple keep spirit of Hong Kong’s Occupy movement alive at former protest site
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1820481/elderly-couple-keep-spirit-hong-kongs-occupy-movement-alive

We won't repeat Occupy blockades, say anti-poll reform package protesters ahead of Hong Kong rally
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1820331/protesters-against-hong-kong-poll-reform-package-vow-no

Related:
Protest groups unhappy as cops get ready
The Standard, June 12, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=157929&sid=44648460&con_type=1&d_str=20150612

CY denies $300m bribes war chest claim
The Standard, June 11, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=15&art_id=157930&sid=44648977&con_type=1&d_str=20150612

Related:
中間人開價3億買票 誘議員袋住先 (Middleman asks HK$3 million for lawmaker’s yes-vote for political reform package)
Apple Daily, June 11, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first/20150611/19180384

法律界選委聯署對政改方案極度失望 (Legal group in Election Committee expresses extreme disappointment with proposed political reform)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150611/news_20150611_55_1106855.htm

Related:
港政改表決倒數5天：林鄭指否決是退步 公務員公開籲否決 (5 days until HK political reform vote: public servants openly urge proposal’s rejection while Carrie Lam says doing so is regression)
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14de5fe6abd14d8/gang-zheng-gai-biao-jue-dao-shu-5-tian-lin-zheng-zhi-fou-jue-shi-tui-bu-gong-wu-yuan-gong-kai-yu-fou-jue

左報圍攻三大民調　斥鍾庭耀造假、入魔、販子 (Pro-Beijing leftwing newspapers attack 3 universities’ rolling poll, say director of HKU Public Opinion Program Robert Chung is a “fabricator, infatuator, monger”)
The Stand News, June 12, 2015
https://thestandnews.com/politics/左報圍攻三大民調-斥鍾庭耀瘋狂-民調販子/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

专访笑蜀：公民运动与中国转型（下） (Interview with Xiao Shu: civil movements and China’s transition (Part 2))
Financial Times, June 12, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001062482

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高法：符合条件的拆迁纠纷案件一律登记立案 (Supreme Court: all eligible demolition and relocation disputes will be filed)
The Beijing News, June 9, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/06/09/366504.html

Loosened “hukou” restrictions in Xinjiang benefit Hans, not Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/hukou-06102015163757.html

Four “left-behind” children in China die of poisoning after being abandoned
The Guardian, June 11, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/11/four-left-behind-children-in-china-die-of-poisoning-after-being-abandoned-by-parents

China corruption: Life term for ex-security chief Zhou
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33095453

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Unshaven and proud: winners of the Chinese women’s armpit contest
The New York Times, June 11, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/unshaven-and-proud-winners-of-the-chinese-womens-armpit-contest/

Related:
Chinese feminists hold armpit hair photo contest
The Guardian, June 11, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/10/chinese-feminists-armpit-hair-photo-contest

Chinese police detain 17 ethnic Mongolians as grasslands protests spread
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mongolia-herders-06102015120905.html

China condemns Tibet protesters, says won't shake bid resolve
Reuters, June 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/11/us-olympics-china-protests-idUSKBN0OR0TH20150611

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中央和省级政府将推“收费清单” (Central and provincial governments to provide “list of fees” to public)
People Online, June 10, 2015
http://finance.people.com.cn/n/2015/0609/c1004-27122310.html

China expects long struggle in hunt for corrupt suspects that have fled abroad
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1819551/china-expects-long-struggle-hunt-corrupt-suspects-have

Ex-Chinese official, wanted for graft, applies for U.S. asylum
Reuters, June 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/11/us-china-corruption-usa-idUSKBN0OR03W20150611

“二次房改”構築兩大保障體係 (“Second Housing Reform” to establish two mechanisms to protect affordability and peaceful settlement)
Economic Information, June 11, 2015
http://big5.news.cn/gate/big5/jjckb.xinhuanet.com/2015-06/11/content_550799.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Hackers may have obtained names of Chinese with ties to U.S. government
中国黑客或取得美国政府雇员中国亲友名单
The New York Times, June 10, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/world/asia/hackers-may-have-obtained-names-of-chinese-with-ties-to-us-government.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20150611/c11breach/

Column: China, espionage and the law of cyberwar
Voice of America, June 10, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/column-china-espionage-and-the-law-of-cyber-war-/2814621.html

Hong Kong (香港)

”Tens of thousands” of protesters to flood Hong Kong streets as Legco votes on election reform
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1820033/tens-thousands-protesters-flood-hong-kong-streets-legco

Related:
Starry Lee urges tight security ahead of vote
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150611/news_20150611_56_1106694.htm

With decision near on Hong Kong elections, Beijing affirms its case
The New York Times, June 10, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/with-decision-near-on-hong-kong-elections-beijing-affirms-its-case/

Related:
Beijing stands firm on opposing HK independence
The Standard, June 11, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp

In Hong Kong, uncertainty reigns as vote support slips
Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/11/in-hong-kong-uncertainty-reigns-as-vote-support-slips/

北京重申香港特首新選舉方案不可更改 (Beijing reiterates that proposal for HK Chief Executive election will not change)
The New York Times, June 11, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150611/c11hongkong/zh-hant/

三大學滾動民調 反對政改方案比率首次超越支持 (Rolling poll of 3 universities shows for first time majority “against” political reform package)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150611/news_20150611_55_1106729.htm

民陣等團體周日起遊行及集會拒絕假普選 (Civil Human Rights Front, Scholarism, Democratic Party, and Civic Party to organize march and assembly to oppose “fake” universal suffrage on Sunday)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150611/news_20150611_55_1106740.htm

港大民調：警隊滿意度屬紀律部隊中最低 (HKU survey: satisfaction rate of police lowest among disciplinary forces)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150611/news_20150611_55_1106739.htm

香港政改表决 这些事情你知道吗？ (Do you know these things about HK’s vote on political reform?)
Deutsche Welle, June 11, 2015
http://www.dw.de/香港政改表决-这些事情你知道吗/a-18507203

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China needs critical voices
The Diplomat, June 10, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/china-needs-critical-voices/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Human rights in the People’s Daily
China Media Project, June 9, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/06/09/38937/

Related:
国新办发布《2014年中国人权事业的进展》白皮书
Full Text: Progress in China's Human Rights in 2014
The Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, June 8, 2015
CH: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2015-06/08/content_2875241.htm
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-06/08/c_134306536.htm

庆安纪委官员疑似因进京举报领导被蒙面人围殴致死 (Heilongjiang Qing’an discipline inspector beaten to death by masked group, possibly because of reporting official misconduct to Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, June 9, 2015
http://rfi.my/1MGYytn

1937个村社区聘请法律顾问 (1,937 village communities to hire legal consultants)
Legal Daily, June 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150609/Articel03002GN.htm

法官助理制度的探索 (An exploration of the system of judicial clerking)
Caijing, June 9, 2015
http://magazine.caijing.com.cn/20150608/3900316.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China holds activist who posted umbrella selfie on Tiananmen Square on June 4
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/selfie-06092015102206.html

BBC中國博客：女子腋毛運動引爭議 (BBC China blog: Women’s armpit hair competition stirs debate)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150609_china_blog_armpit

Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年国家赔偿金额达1.1亿元 (China paid RMB 110 million in state compensations last year)
Kaixian, June 9, 2015
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2015/0609/207435.html

Senior leader urges progress of Party members' discipline awareness
Xinhua, June 8, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/09/c_134308383.htm

214 fugitives nabbed in “Fox Hunt 2015”
China Daily, June 10, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/10/content_20957010.htm

China says hunt for overseas graft suspects will be long-term
Reuters, June 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/10/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0OQ09620150610

Clashes in China's Jiangxi after teen's body is found near factory
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-06092015144105.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

社会治安心中有数手中有招 (Community security systems possess effective means of electronic surveillance)
Legal Daily, June 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150609/Articel04005GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong tent protesters insist they will quit “village” after Legislative Council political reform vote
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1819402/hong-kong-tent-protesters-insist-they-will-quit-village

”Very slim chance” Hong Kong reform package will be passed, Carrie Lam admits
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1819167/very-slim-chance-hong-kong-reform-package-will-be-passed

Carrie Lam meets more lawmakers over reform plan
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 9, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150609/news_20150609_56_1106145.htm

Related:
With decision near on Hong Kong elections, Beijing affirms its case
The New York Times, June 10, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/with-decision-near-on-hong-kong-elections-beijing-affirms-its-case

香港人士:习近平下台前政改没希望 (HK health services sector: No hope for political reform during Xi Jingping reign)
Voice of America, June 10, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-universal-suffrage-forum-20150610/2815460.html

三大滾動民調支持反對政改首現相同比率 (Rolling poll of 3 universities shows same percentage of “for” and “against” political reform package for first time)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 10, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150610/news_20150610_55_1106435.htm

Related:
王國興指三間大學滾動民調結果不可信 (Pro-Beijing lawmaker Wong Kwok-hing doubts reliability of rolling poll by 3 universities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 10, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150610/news_20150610_55_1106473.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China has right to regulate NGOs, but should recognise the positive role they play
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1819425/china-has-right-regulate-ngos-should-recognise-positive-role

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权白皮书引众多中国网民议论 (Human rights white paper triggers heated discussion among Chinese netizens)
Boxun, June 9, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/06/201506090323.shtml

Related:
And that’s a wrap: China cites cartoons, film development in defending human rights record
The Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/08/and-thats-a-wrap-china-cites-cartoons-film-development-in-defending-human-rights-record/

Chinese lawyers, activists question Beijing report on rights record
Joanna Chiu, June 8, 2015
http://joannachiu.com/2015/06/08/chinese-lawyers-activists-question-beijing-report-on-rights-record/

China omits Tibet from its rights report, claims tremendous progress
The Tibet Post, June 8, 2015
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/tibet/4579-china-omits-tibet-from-its-rights-report-claims-tremendous-progress

国新办发布《2014年中国人权事业的进展》白皮书
Full Text: Progress in China's Human Rights in 2014
The Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, June 8, 2015
CH: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2015-06/08/content_2875241.htm
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-06/08/c_134306536.htm

唐荆陵案辩护律师要求罗伯特等证人出庭作证的申请书 (Tang Jingling case: defense lawyer’s application for witnesses at trial including Robert L. Helvey of the Albert Einstein Institution)
Canyu, June 8, 2015
http://www.canyu.org/n99243c6.aspx

Access to Information (信息公开)

师涛抗议六四26周年期间微信屏蔽其朋友圈 (Shi Tao protests blocking of Weixin “moments” during 26th anniversary of June Fourth)
Reuters, June 6, 2015
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s543/sh/f0300b52-5cf0-4496-85bc-5ae24d8b418a/28355c6876b3e98b0230a7a21c984651

Related:
In statement, journalist Shi Tao protests deletion of WeChat contents
微信圈被定点屏蔽 师涛发声明抗议
Human Rights in China, June 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/statement-journalist-shi-tao-protests-deletion-wechat-contents
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/wei-xin-quan-bei-ding-dian-ping-bi-shi-tao-fa-sheng-ming-kang-yi

Beijing goes after online vulgarity
The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-goes-after-online-vulgarity-1433543529

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

In Women’s Rights Battle, a Call to Underarms
The New York Times, June 9, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/in-womens-rights-battle-a-call-to-underarms/

Opposition to NGO Law grows as rights group is shuttered
China Digital Times, June 7, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/06/china-civil-society-crackdown/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

As China knocks down Christian crosses, the faithful restore them
The Christian Science Monitor, June 8, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0608/As-China-knocks-down-Christian-crosses-the-faithful-restore-them

Attack on nurse stirs discussion of a medical strike in China
The New York Times, June 8 , 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/attack-on-nurse-stirs-discussion-of-a-medical-strike-in-china/

Veteran Chinese democracy activist held in psychiatric unit
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/held-06082015101445.html

教师职业被倒卖的孙丽波“六四”后又入维稳牢笼（图） (Long-time petitioner who’s teaching position was sold by officials is detained again for “stability maintenance” after June Fourth)
Canyu, June 8, 2015
http://www.canyu.org/n99269c6.aspx

2015年6月8日中国各地公民、维权人士消息汇总 (News summary of Chinese citizens and rights defenders)
Boxun, June 8, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/06/201506082342.shtml#.VXZ1kE3vodV