Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's plan to “rank” lawyers faces criticism
Voice of America, November 20, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-plan-to-rank-lawyers-faces-criticism/3066373.html

高瑜案二审下周开庭 (Gao Yu’s appeal trial to open next week)
Deutsche Welle, November 22, 2015
http://dw.com/p/1HAH9

Lawyer Expresses Concern Over Rights Defender Su Changlan’s Health In Custody
China Change, November 23, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/11/23/lawyer-expresses-concern-over-rights-defender-su-changlans-health-in-custody/

Grassroots Activist Tells Court: I Committed No Crime Trying to Subvert the Communist Regime
China Change, November 22, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/11/22/grassroots-activist-tells-court-i-committed-no-crime-trying-to-subvert-the-communist-regim/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Down the memory hole: How China’s state broadcaster rewrites history to erase purged leader Zhao Ziyang
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1881916/chinas-state-broadcaster-rewrites-history-erase-purged

Censorship, double-standards, and China’s hard sell on counterterrorism
China Digital Times, November 20, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/censorship-double-standards-and-chinas-hard-sell-on-counterterrorism/

Minitrue: Strengthening public opinion in Jinzhong
China Digital Times, November 20, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/minitrue-strengthening-public-opinion-in-jinzhong/

China’s draft Film Industry Promotion Law: What does it mean for U.S. studios?
China Law and Policy, November 22, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2015/11/22/chinas-draft-film-industry-promotion-law-what-does-it-mean-for-u-s-studios/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s nuclear vision collides with villagers’ fears
The New York Times, November 22, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/world/asia/chinas-nuclear-vision-collides-with-villagers-fears.html

林耶凡发起网上请愿向北京施压 (Ms. World Canada Anastasia Lin, obstructed from participating in Miss World final in China for criticizing China’s human rights, launches online petition to pressure Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, November 22, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151122-林耶凡发起网上请愿向北京施

广东连发暴力征地事件 多人被打伤抓捕 (Violence breaks out during forced land requisition in Guangdong, villagers protesting are beaten and taken away)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-11222015103806.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU Special Representative for Human Rights visits China
European Union External Action, November 16, 2015
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/151116_03_en.htm

设内部人员过问案件信息专库 (Instituting a special information repository for internal staff’s involvement in cases)
People’s Court Online, November 20, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-11/20/content_104971.htm

PLA overhaul could “destabilize” Chinese society: Military officials fire warning shots over pay and pensions
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1880498/pla-overhaul-could-destabilise-chinese-society-military

Beijing targets China’s vast web of underground banks in crackdown on corruption
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1881297/beijing-targets-chinas-vast-web-underground-banks

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

王辉忠在“百日维稳攻坚大会战”视频会上强调, 构筑世界互联网大会维稳之网安保之盾 (In video titled “100-day Battle to Fortify Stability Maintenance,” Zhejiang Party leader Wang Huizhong emphasizes maintaining online stability and having constructed a security shield for the 2015 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen)
Zhejiang Legal News, November 20, 2015
http://zjfzb.zjol.com.cn/html/2015-11/20/content_140784.htm

互联网时代下如何面对舆情危机 (How to confront a public opinion crisis in the internet age)
People’s Court Paper Online, November 20, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-11/20/content_104958.htm

P2P平台频现“跑路潮”学界建议稿上报中央, 个体网络借贷不宜实施牌照管理 (With sharp rise in use of P2P platforms, scholars submit a draft to the Central Committee: It is inappropriate to implement license management for individual online lending)
Legal Daily, November 20, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151120/Articel06006GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

为省一小时车程拟准公安在港执法破坏一国两制 (HK-Mainland cross-border rail proposal to allow Chinese security officers to enforce regulations in Hong Kong, contradicting "One Country Two Systems")
Radio France Internationale, November 22, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151122-为省一小时车程拟准公安在港执法破坏一国两制

香港區選結果出爐：首投族求變踢走政黨大佬，新傘兵入席打亂傳統格局 (HK District Council elections results: First time voters seek change, entrance of new “Umbrella soldiers” disrupts conventional voting structure)
The Initium, November 23, 2015
https://theinitium.com/article/20151123-hongkong-districtcouncilelection02/

Related:
“Umbrella soldiers” win eight seats as veteran politicians suffer surprise defeat
Hong Kong Free Press, November 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/23/umbrella-soldiers-win-eight-seats-as-veteran-politicians-suffer-surprise-defeat/

U.N. Committee Against Torture questions HK police’s use of force during Occupy protest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 20, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/20/un-committee-against-torture-questions-hk-polices-use-of-force-during-occupy-protest/

Counter-terrorism (反恐)

国际反恐合作面临诸多障碍《联合国全球反恐战略》约束力微乎其微, 全球反恐亟须国际公约引领推进 (As international counterterrorism cooperation faces many obstacles and the binding force of UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy is almost non-existent, the world urgently needs an international treaty to lead the way)
Legal Daily, November 20, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151120/Articel04002GN.htm

陈忠和: 中国维稳国际化是典型国际恐怖主义 (Chen Zhonghe: China’s “internationalization” of its domestic stability maintenance policies is a form of international terrorism)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-11202015112109.html

Related:
记者无国界：中国海外追踪记者和异议人士 (Reporters Without Borders: China tracks down journalists and dissidents overseas)
Voice of America, November 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-11202015112109.html

President Xi Jinping condemns jihadist hotel attack in Mali, vows fight against terrorist activities to maintain “world peace”
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1881371/president-xi-jinping-condemns-jihadist-hotel-attack

China says kills 28 suspects in Xinjiang coal mine attack after 56-day manhunt
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-baycounty-11202015162408.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

How our theatre workshops are empowering migrant women in China
The Guardian, November 20, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2015/nov/20/how-our-theatre-workshops-are-empowering-migrant-women-in-china

Yiyi Lu: Rebuilding the Communist Party
The Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/11/20/yiyi-lu-rebuilding-the-communist-party/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

司法抗干扰必须抓早抓小 (Interference in judicial cases must be checked early and meticulously)
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151117/Articel07004GN.htm

Related:
Legal Daily: Interference in judicial cases must be checked early
China Scope, November 19, 2015
http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7541/106/

赵某甲、杜某、乔某甲犯非法拘禁罪二审刑事判决书， 浙江省温州市中级人民法院 （2015）([2015] Second Instance Appellate Decision in the Case of Zhao X A, Du X and Qiao X A for the crime of unlawful imprisonment, Zhejiang Province Wenzhou City Intermediate People's Court )
Zhejiang Court Decisions Online, November 9, 2015
http://www.zjsfgkw.cn/document/JudgmentDetail/3803717

Access to Information (信息公开)

农业部承认草甘膦有毒但属商业秘密不公开 (Agricultural department concedes glyphosphate [herbicide] is toxic but denies access to information as it is commercial secret)
GMQ Observer, November 19, 2015
http://www.chinaseed114.com/news/15/news_74132.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Activists shout for a “democratic China” in Guangzhou subversion trial
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-shout-for-a-democratic-china-in-guanzhou-subversion-trial-11192015110656.html

佛山维权人士苏昌兰被起诉至法院 (Foshan rights defender Su Changlan is indicted [for “inciting subversion,” one year into detention])
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11192015115455.html

瑞典公民被从泰国缉回中国，瑞典称不知情 (Sweden is not aware of Swedish national being deported to China by Thailand)
Voice of America, November 20, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-sweden-foreign-ministry-20151119/3065310.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中纪委:党员自己花钱奢靡享乐也要管 (CCDI: We will also handle Party members who spend their own money lavishly)
Legal Daily, November 19, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151119/Articel01005GN.htm

中国环保监测和监察权集中化背后的逻辑 (The logic behind China’s environmental protection monitoring and its centralized approach)
Financial Times, November 20, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001064928

Interrogation chairs “padded for comfort”, claims Chinese official as Beijing denies torturing or holding political prisoners
联合国防酷刑审议 中：无政治犯 审讯椅有垫 很多施刑者被诉
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1880506/interrogation-chairs-padded-comfort-claims-chinese
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15123ced9ab2922/lian-he-guo-fang-ku-xing-shen-yi-zhong-wu-zheng-zhi-fan-shen-xun-yi-you-dian-hen-duo-shi-xing-zhe-bei-su

Related:
China doesn't torture? Family of Zhang Liumao says don't believe it.
The Christian Science Monitor, November 19, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/1119/China-doesn-t-torture-Family-of-Zhang-Liumao-says-don-t-believe-it

Stark Contrast in China’s UN Torture Review: Pointed Questions, Non-responsive Answers
Human Rights in China, November 18, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/stark-contrast-chinas-un-torture-review-pointed-questions-non-responsive-answers

Hong Kong (香港)

Foreign gov’ts warned to “not interfere” after U.S. report highlights threats to Hong Kong’s freedoms
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/19/foreign-govts-warned-to-not-interfere-after-us-report-highlights-threats-to-hong-kongs-freedoms/

“Umbrella soldiers” fight for seats in district election vote this Sunday
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/19/umbrella-soldiers-fight-for-seats-in-district-election-vote-this-sunday/

【港大風波】新校委陳祖為：李國章不適合做主席 ([HKU controversy] New Council member Joseph Chan Cho Wai thinks Arthur Li not suitable to be chair)
Mingpao, November 20, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151120/s00001/1447982403680

Related:
Academic freedom advocates elected as HKU Council members
Hong Kong Free Press, November 20, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/20/academic-freedom-advocates-elected-as-hku-council-members/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Breaking: 28 “terrorist group members” shot dead in Xinjiang, China –authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, November 20,2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/20/breaking-28-terrorist-group-members-shot-dead-in-xinjiang-china-authorities/

China flags “fight” against terrorism as it confirms for first time Islamic State has executed hostage Fan Jinghui
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1880370/china-confirms-first-time-islamic-state-has-executed

Related:
IS杀害中国人质疑报复中国新疆政策 (IS execution of Chinese hostage might be a revenge against China’s policy in Xinjiang)
Radio France Internationale, November 19, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151119-is杀害中国人质疑报复中国新疆政策

Islamic State claim of hostage killing complicates China’s terror debate
Washington Post, November 19, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/11/19/islamic-state-claim-of-hostage-killing-complicates-chinas-terror-debate/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong revisited
L. A. Review of Books, November 19, 2015
http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/hong-kong-revisited/

China’s double standard
China Media Project, November 20, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/11/20/39338/

Feng Zhenghu: I’m taking Human Rights Day off
China Digital Times, November 19, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/feng-zhenghu-im-taking-human-rights-day-off/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Justice fears over reform plans to rank China's lawyers
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1880166/plan-chinese-lawyers-be-ranked-sparks-fears-over

律师：浦案一审再延3个月 (Pu Zhiqiang's lawyer says trial is postponed for another 3 months)
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1511ddf0623aa3a/lv-shi-pu-an-yi-shen-zai-yan-3-yue

Chinese lawyer's solitary confinement amounts to “slow torture”: Wife
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-torture-11182015101925.html

Fresh doubt over China’s pledge to amend transplant policy
The New York Times, November 18, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/fresh-doubt-over-chinas-pledge-to-amend-transplant-policy/

司法抗干扰必须抓早抓小
Legal Daily: Interference in judicial cases must be checked early
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
CH:http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151117/Articel07004GN.htm
EN:http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7541/106/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China censors online outcry after possible ISIS execution
Foreign Policy, November 18, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/18/china-censors-online-outcry-after-possible-isis-execution/

Official figures for major smog pollutant last year “off by half”
Caixin, November 18, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-11-18/100875924.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s new NGO law and calculating China business risks
China Law Blog, November 17, 2015
http://www.chinalawblog.com/2015/11/chinas-new-ngo-law-and-calculating-china-business-risks.html

Miss World Canada: China denying me entry over activism
Voice of America, November 17, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/miss-world-canada-china-denying-me-entry-over-activism/3061558.html

广东维权人士谢文飞和王默“煽颠案”即将开庭 (Guangdong rights defenders Xie Wenfei and Wang Mo’s “incitement” trial to begin)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11182015113907.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China insists to U.N. that it’s combating torture
中国官员反驳联合国酷刑委员会质疑
The New York Times, November 19, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151119/c19torture/dual/

Related:
Stark Contrast in China’s UN Torture Review: Pointed Questions, Non-responsive Answers
Human Rights in China, November 18, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/stark-contrast-chinas-un-torture-review-pointed-questions-non-responsive-answers

中方就酷刑审议答询 人权人士称其不诚实 (Rights defenders criticize China's dishonest answers at UN torture review)
Voice of America, November 19, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-torture-20151118/3063950.html

China denies torturing political prisoners
Aljazeera, November 19, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/china-denies-torturing-political-prisoners-151118210536303.html

联合国“深切担忧”被泰国遣返中国异见人士
U.N. anger after Thailand deports “Chinese dissidents”
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 17, 2015
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/11/151117_un_chinese_dissidents
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34849363

Hong Kong (香港)

HK delegation of civil orgs discuss police violence, national security law at UN torture committee
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/18/hk-delegation-of-civil-orgs-discuss-police-violence-national-security-law-at-un-torture-committee/

Chinese president “full of praise” for CY Leung's post-reform strategy for Hong Kong
South China Moring Post, November 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1880305/chinese-president-full-praise-cy-leungs-post-reform-strategy

”Anti-mainlandization” motion defeated in Legislative Council
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/19/anti-mainlandisation-motion-defeated-in-legislative-council/

When “independent” really means “pro-establishment”: Hong Kong district council candidates hide their true colors
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1880312/many-independent-hong-kong-district-council-candidates-hide-their-true-colours

Occupy protesters turn to politics in upcoming Hong Kong elections
Channel NewsAsia, November 19, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/occupy-protesters-turn-to/2274382.html

【法律面前】一宗冤案看香港的司法公義 (Looking at Hong Kong's judicial justice through a misjudged case)
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151119/s00022/1447837499502