Access to Justice (司法公正)

福建人民陪审员制度改革试点扎实推进, 将围绕参审范围、参审机制、职权改革等加强探索创新 (Fujian People's Jury System Reform Pilot makes solid progress, will intensify innovation exploration in areas including scope and mechanisms of trial participation and reforms to authority)
People's Courts Online, December 1, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-12/01/content_105395.htm

Chinese lesbian sues Education Ministry over “mental illness” reference
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lesbians-11302015105117.html

维权律师处境愈加恶劣 唐天昊深圳被禁出境 (Rights defense lawyers’ situation continues to worsen, Tang Tianhao prevented from leaving the country in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-12012015101933.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, November 23, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

质疑中国新疆反恐政策 法驻华记者遭留难兼恐吓 (China-based French journalist challenged and threatened for casting doubts on China’s Xinjiang counterterrorism policies)
Radio France Internationale, November 30, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151130-质疑中国新疆反恐政策-法驻华记者遭留难兼恐吓

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Pregnant women workers struggle to defend their rights in China’s factories
China Labor Bulletin, December 1, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/pregnant-women-workers-struggle-defend-their-rights-china%E2%80%99s-factories

China's bereaved elderly protest outside ministry over pensions
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-pensions-12012015141110.html

China's vacuum-cleaner artist turning Beijing's smog into bricks
The Guardian, December 1, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/01/chinese-vacuum-cleaner-artist-turning-beijings-smog-into-bricks

Deported refugees “at risk” under detention in China: wife
Radio Free Asia, December 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/refugees-12012015120504.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

四川人大及其常委会立法条例草案初次提请审议, 重要法规草案可由专门委员会组织起草 (Sichuan People's Congress Standing Committee submits draft legislative regulations for deliberation for 1st time, important legislation may be drafted by specialist committees)
Legal Daily, December 1, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151201/Articel03004GN.htm

甘肃政法系统出台系列细则筑“三案防火墙”, 领导违法干预司法可向社会公开(Gansu politics and law system launches series of detailed rules constructing “three firewalls” against judicial interference:, leaders who unlawfully meddle in administration of justice may be publicly exposed)
Legal Daily, December 1, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151201/Articel05002GN.htm

中欧人权对话被指须关注个案解决实际问题 (China-EU human rights dialogue should focus on specific cases and solve practical problems)
Voice of America, December 2, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/Europe-china-dialogue-human-rights-urged-to-deal-with-real-cases-20151201/3083272.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China accused of hacking into Australian government’s weather bureau
South China Morning Post, December 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1885792/china-accused-hacking-australian-governments-weather

China, U.S. to hold high-level talks on hacking, cybersecurity
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1885464/china-us-hold-high-level-talks-hacking-cybersecurity

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

中东重回全球反恐主战场, 成恐怖主义主要策源地 (Middle East reverts to being main battlefield for global counterterrorism efforts, is main source of terrorism)
Xinhua, December 1, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2015-12/01/c_128484199.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

100 Women: China's feminists undeterred by detentions
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34971739

Related:
Supporting Women’s Rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/supporting-womens-rights-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/sheng-yuan-zhong-guo-nu-quan-ren-shi

Beijing’s new financial regulator needs independence, not expanded powers
Hong Kong Free Press, December 2, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/02/beijings-new-financial-regulator-needs-independence-not-expanded-powers/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

郭飞雄当庭坚称自己无罪 其妻子愤怒吁国际社会关注 (In court, Guo Feixiong maintains his innocence, his outraged wife urges international attention)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-11302015102804.html

Related:
美国敦促中国释放郭飞雄 履行人权承诺 (U.S . urges China to release Guo Feixiong and fulfill its human rights promises)
Voice of America, December 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/usa-state-department-calling-for-the-release-of-guo-feixiong-20151130/3082252.html

Sentencing of Guo Feixiong adds to serious abuse already suffered
重判郭飞雄凸显中国的司法滥权
Human Rights in China, November 27, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sentencing-guo-feixiong-adds-serious-abuse-already-suffered
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/zhong-pan-guo-fei-xiong-tu-xian-zhong-guo-de-si-fa-lan-quan

夜行防范“三字经”对女性很适用 (“Three Character Classic”-style safety precautions pamphlet useful for women walking at night)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151129/Articel04003GN.htm

湖南开出首张“家庭暴力告诫书”: 可作为法庭证据 (Hunan issues first “domestic violence admonition notice” that qualifies as trial evidence)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://law.southcn.com/c/2015-11/30/content_137888999.htm

青海：针对女性家庭暴力逐年上升 (Qinghai: Domestic violence against women increases year by year)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2015
http://qh.people.com.cn/n/2015/1130/c182775-27205170.html

成都律师出国需提前3日报司法局和律协，律师质疑无法律依据 (Chengdu lawyers challenge legal basis of rule requiring them to notify judicial bureau and lawyers association 3 days in advance of planned overseas travel)
The Paper, December 1, 2015
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1403254

The consequences of China's obsession with stability
The Diplomat, November 27, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/the-consequences-of-chinas-obsession-with-stability/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, November 23, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

French journalist in China “intimidated by state newspapers”
The Guardian, November 30, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/nov/30/french-journalist-in-china-intimidated-by-state-newspapers

Anhui “news ethics” committee formed
China Media Project, December 1, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/12/01/39376/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

环境公益诉讼尚需加油提速 (Environmental public interest litigation still needs more support if it is to gain momentum)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151129/Articel06002GN.htm

Riot police fire tear gas at incinerator protesters in Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-11302015104929.html

Tibetan man is detained following solo protest in Kardze
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/solo-11302015142320.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国际人权组织谴责中国重判三位维权人 (Amnesty International condemns China for three rights defenders' heavy sentences)
Voice of America, December 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-guo-feixiong-20151130/3080338.html

Chinese official blames drunkenness for bribe-taking amid scandal over giant phoenix mural that led to his fall
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1884918/scandal-over-giant-phoenix-mural-southwest-china-mirrors-rise-and

King Coal’s misrule: The rise and fall of a corrupt coal-fueled economy
The Economist, November 28, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21679263-rise-and-fall-corrupt-coal-fuelled-economy-king-coals-misrule

Meet targets to cut poverty or face the sack, Chinese cadres told
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1885378/meet-targets-cut-poverty-or-face-sack-chinese-cadres-told

For China's Xi Jinping, it's all about the Communist Party (+video)
Christian Science Monitor, November 30, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/1130/For-China-s-Xi-Jinping-it-s-all-about-the-Communist-Party-video

Thailand knew deported Chinese were refugees awaiting resettlement in Canada: U.N. document
Reuters, November 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/us-china-thailand-refugees-idUSKBN0TJ1E620151130

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

郭声琨将赴美国主持首次中美打击网络犯罪及相关事项高级别联合对话 (Chinese public security chief Guo Shengkun visits U.S. to co-chair first Sino-U.S. high level talks on tackling cybercrime and related matters)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151130/Articel01006GN.htm

Related:
China, U.S. high-level cybercrime talks to begin Tuesday
Reuters, November 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/us-china-usa-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0TJ1V220151130#4tR3CrAHBUEhdli2.97

利刃清除网络空间那些“剧毒物质” (Using a sharp knife to cleanse cyberspace of "toxic elements")
Legal Daily, November 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151130/Articel08002GN.htm

禁止预装软件助力用户自主 (Prohibiting pre-installed software on mobile phones helps user autonomy)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151129/Articel02002GN.htm

微信朋友圈不是个人秀场 (Wechat “Moments” are not platforms for personal “shows”)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151129/Articel03008GN.htm

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Xi, Putin agree to enhance anti-terrorism cooperation
Xinhua, December 1, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/01/c_134870729.htm

China deploys mass surveillance to secure streets around ancient Tibetan temple
Reuters, November 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/us-china-tibet-surveillance-idUSKBN0TJ13420151130

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s Criminal Law once again used as political tool
The Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/01/chinas-criminal-law-once-again-used-as-political-tool/

Straesser on China: 'Incorrect perception of reality'
Deutsche Welle, December 1, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/straesser-on-china-incorrect-perception-of-reality/a-18886908

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lawyers’ account: Court in China adds last-minute charge in heavy sentence against rights leader Guo Feixiong
China Change, November 27, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/11/27/lawyers-account-court-in-china-adds-last-minute-charge-in-heavy-sentence-against-rights-leader-guo-feixiong/

Related:
Sentencing of Guo Feixiong adds to serious abuse already suffered
重判郭飞雄凸显中国的司法滥权
Human Rights in China, November 27, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sentencing-guo-feixiong-adds-serious-abuse-already-suffered
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/zhong-pan-guo-fei-xiong-tu-xian-zhong-guo-de-si-fa-lan-quan

Memories of torture and hope for redemption
China Digital Times, November 25, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/memories-of-torture-and-hope-for-redemption/

Jailed Chinese journalist Gao Yu granted medical parole after appeal in state secrets case
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1883444/gao-yu-chinese-journalist-jailed-leaking-state-secrets

Related:
Gao Yu’s sentence reduction a poor substitute for justice
高瑜获减刑并非公正审判
Human Rights in China, November 26, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/gao-yus-sentence-reduction-poor-substitute-justice
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/gao-yu-huo-jian-xing-bing-fei-gong-zheng-shen-pan

高瑜的两次认罪 (Gao Yu’s two confessions)
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/151536db1cca6ae/gao-yu-di-liang-ci-ren-zui

“Poor substitute for justice” says NGO as Chinese journalist granted medical parole
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/27/chinese-journalist-gao-yu-granted-medical-parole/

张六毛即将尸检官方设限 家属出境受限再遭警骚扰 (On eve of Zhang Liumao’s autopsy, family harassed by police and restricted from leaving country)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11292015113735.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

香港新网媒被指亲习近平 (Two new pro-Xi Jinping online media platforms established in HK)
Radio France Internationale, November 26, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20151124-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%96%B0%E7%BD%91%E5%AA%92%E8%A2%AB%E6%8C%87%E4%BA%B2%E4%B9%A0%E8%BF%91%E5%B9%B3

Improper readings of “improper discussion”
China Media Project, November 30, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/11/30/39363/

Chinese newspaper says banned Miss World contestant is aligned with “hostile” forces
The Guardian, November 30, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/30/chinese-newspaper-says-banned-miss-world-candidate-is-aligned-with-hostile-forces

Related:
Canadian Miss World contestant misguided by her values
Global Times, November 29, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/955580.shtml

China bars Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada (and rights advocate)
倡导人权、练法轮功，加拿大小姐被中国禁止入境
The New York Times, November 27, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/world/asia/miss-world-contestant-barred-from-final-in-china-over-human-rights-advocacy.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151127/c27pageant/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetans fight to salvage fading culture in China
挽救藏语，中国藏民的艰辛反抗
The New York Times, November 29, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/world/asia/china-tibet-language-education.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151130/c30tibet/

Police in China's Guangxi hold 24 after firing pepper spray at protesters
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-in-chinas-guangxi-hold-24-after-firing-pepper-spray-at-protestors-11252015111817.html

内蒙牧民维权代表被拘留 一牧民六千亩草场被强占 (Inner Mongolian leader of rights defending herdsmen detained, another herdsman’s 990 acres of pasture forcibly occupied)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-11282015100051.html

北京取消反家暴艺术展 (Beijing cancels anti-domestic violence art exhibition)
Radio France Internationale, November 26, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151126-北京取消揭露家暴艺术展

Related:
Beijing shuts down art exhibition on violence against women
The Guardian, November 26, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/26/beijing-shuts-down-art-exhibition-on-violence-against-women

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人权观察：欧盟应该对中国坚持人权标准 (Human Rights Watch: The EU should uphold clear benchmarks for China’s human rights progress)
Voice of America, November 30, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/HRW-calling-EU-members-to-hold-china-to-human-rights-standards-20151127/3077576.html

Related:
EU/China: Rights dialogues without benchmarks lack impact
Human Rights Watch, November 26, 2015
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/11/26/eu/china-rights-dialogues-without-benchmarks-lack-impact

China accused of “tricking” dissidents into deportation
Al Jazeera, November 29, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/china-accused-tricking-dissidents-deportation-151129110204520.html

Hong Kong (香港)

How the Occupy protests shaped the District Council elections
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/28/how-the-occupy-protests-shaped-the-district-council-elections/

HKFP Interview: HKU “whistleblower” Billy Fung on the HKU Council, Student Union, HKFS and more
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/25/hkfp-interview-hku-whistleblower-billy-fung-on-the-hku-council-student-union-hkfs-and-more/

港大副校任命风波洩第五段录音 疑似李国章威胁告学生及大学 (HKU pro-VC appointment scandal: fifth audio clip leaked, voice believed to be of Arthur Li threatens to sue students and university)
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15147d5a8e930b1/gang-da-fu-xiao-ren-ming-feng-bo-xie-di-wu-duan-lu-yin-yi-si-li-guo-zhang-wei-xie-gao-xue-sheng-ji-da-xue

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

What is China's plan for fighting global terrorism?
The Diplomat, November 27, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/what-is-chinas-plan-for-fighting-global-terrorism/

中国对新疆“反恐”信息反复收放 被指借巴黎恐袭测西方态度 (Chinese media outlets issue and then delete “counterterrorism” news from Xinjiang: accused of taking advantage of Paris attacks to test Western countries’ attitudes)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-11272015101218.html