Access to Justice (司法公正)

广东清远清城分局“四个注重”推进涉毒专项行动 (Guangdong Public Security Bureau Qingyuan City branch launches "four foci" to promote special operation on drug cases)
Legal Daily, December 10, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151210/Articel11002GN.htm

监视居住点什么样？记者一探究竟 (What is residential surveillance like? A journalist investigates)
Sichuan Legal News, December 11, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20151211/33576.shtml

Prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang stands trial in China
Reuters, December 14, 2015
http://in.reuters.com/article/china-rights-idINKBN0TX05O20151214

Related:
Scuffles outside Pu Zhiqiang trial
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 14, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35089858

[Video] China human rights lawyer stands trial
Reuters, December 14, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/video/2015/12/14/china-human-rights-lawyer-stands-trial?videoId=366670697#axvtDTvJV5yMwBfM.97

Lawyers prevented from seeing Zeng Feiyang and other detained labor activists
China Labor Bulletin, December 11, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/lawyers-prevented-seeing-zeng-feiyang-and-other-detained-labour-activists

Access to Information (信息公开)

公开28岁女副县长完整履历，尽快是多快？ (In making public a 28-year-old deputy county leader's full resume, how fast is “as soon as possible”?)
Sichuan Legal News, December 11, 2015
http://pinglun.eastday.com/p/20151211/u1ai9134691.html

New law and media in China
The Diplomat, December 11, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/new-law-and-media-in-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese police ban anti-torture conference by rights lawyers
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/conference-12112015115039.html

Police open fire on protesting taxi drivers in China's Shandong
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/drivers-12112015121932.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The hard reality behind China’s soft power
Time, December 14, 2015
http://time.com/4147284/china-soft-power-scmp-pu-zhiqiang-human-rights/

安徽村民遭刑讯逼供承认杀人, 2个月后"死者"返家 (Anhui villager confessed to murder under torture, 2 months later the “deceased” returned home)
Legal Daily, December 9, 2015
http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2015/12/10/3245s5193418.htm

涉刑讯逼供“冤案”岂可私了 (How can a case of miscarriage of justice case involving torture possibly be settled privately?)
The Beijing News, December 11, 2015
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20151211/46623237_0.shtml

Related:
UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations
Human Rights in China, December 19, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

China anticorruption cases have quadrupled since 2013, study says
Wall Street Journal, December 11, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/11/china-anticorruption-cases-have-quadrupled-since-2013-study-says/

Dead, detained or missing: China's businessmen and officials are disappearing
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1890059/statement-alibaba-group-acquisition-south-china-morning-post

Related:
Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang reappears after “assisting authorities”
The Guardian, December 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/14/chinese-billionaire-guo-guangchang-reappears-after-assisting-authorities

Staging corruption: The link between Chinese television and politics
Caixin, December 12, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-12/100884839.html

Hong Kong (香港)

First Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Li on Judicial Review
李國能：司法覆核
Mingpao, December 12, 2015
EN: http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151214/s00012/1450029347818
CH: http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151214/s00012/1450029347474

Alibaba buying South China Morning Post, aiming to influence media
阿里巴巴收购《南华早报》，欲重塑中国形象
The New York Times, December 12, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/business/dealbook/alibaba-scmp-south-china-morning-post.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20151211/c11scmp/

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

反恐演练化解校车“劫案” (Anti-terrorism drill covers how to resolve a school bus robbery)
Sichuan Legal News, December 11, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20151211/33574.shtml

China says senior Uighur official killed during raid in unruly Xinjiang
Reuters, December 13, 2015
http://www.trust.org/item/20151213041705-iz57z

China security chief calls for better intelligence on terrorism
Reuters, December 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-idUSKBN0TV02H20151212

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Chinese Law on Trial
Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-law-on-trial-1450042134

Elderly sanitation worker’s death shows need for collective action and solidarity
China Labor Bulletin, December 14, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/elderly-sanitation-worker%E2%80%99s-death-shows-need-collective-action-and-solidarity

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to put top human rights lawyer on trial next week
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/10/china-to-put-top-human-rights-lawyer-on-trial-next-week/

Related:
浦志强被羁押五百天后将于12月14日一审开庭 (Pu Zhiqiang will go on trial December 14, after more than 500 days in detention)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151210-浦志强被羁押五百天后将于12月14日一审开庭

Pu Zhiqiang’s indictment and the seven incriminating weibo posts
China Change, December 10, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/10/pu-zhiqiangs-indictment-and-the-seven-incriminating-weibo-posts/

U.S.: Detained China lawyers “partners, not enemies”
美国大使呼吁中国尊重律师
Voice of America, December 10, 2015
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/us-detained-china-lawyers-partners-not-enemies/3096839.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-china-to-put-top-human-rights-lawyer-on-trial-next-week-20151210/3097282.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese authorities think the Internet could use more “positive energy”
Global Voices, December 11, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/12/11/chinese-authorities-think-the-internet-could-use-more-positive-energy/

Cooking the books: Government officials in China’s “rust belt” falsified economic figures
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1889641/cooking-books-government-officials-chinas-rust-belt-falsified

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

国际人权日：藏、维、南蒙古人及汉人发表联合声明 (International Human Rights Day: Tibetans, Uyghurs, Southern Mongolians, and Hans issue joint statement)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-12102015113251.html

Related:
2015 Human Rights Day
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/2015-review

International Human Rights Day marked with appeals to China, scrutiny of North Korea
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/11/britain-criticised-for-praising-china-on-un-human-rights-day

Chinese authorities orchestrate surprise raid of labor NGOs in Guangdong, arresting leaders
China Change, December 10, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/10/chinese-authorities-orchestrate-surprise-raid-of-labor-ngos-in-guangdong-arresting-leaders/

Thousands protest in Wuhan over construction of waste processing plant
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2105
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/10/thousands-protest-in-wuhan-over-construction-of-waste-processing-plant/

Ethnic Mongolian family on hunger strike in protest over China's rights abuses
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/strike-12102015142129.html

Church crackdown continues in China
中国继续打压基督教 贵阳一教会被查封
Voice of America, December 10, 2015
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/church-crackdown-continues-in-china/3096816.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-religious-freedom-20151210/3098403.html

My political activism is helping efforts to change China, says artist Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1889231/my-political-activism-helping-efforts-change-china-says

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Britain criticised for praising China on UN Human Rights Day
The Guardian, December 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/un-rights-12102015174329.html

Related:
Statement on the Occasion of Human Rights Day 2015
Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany in the PRC, December 10, 2015
http://www.china.diplo.de/Vertretung/china/de/100-bo--peki/151209-menschenrecht-en-s.html

Human Rights Day Statement by Ambassador Max BaucusDay
The Guardian, December 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/un-rights-12102015174329.html

联合国人权组织呼吁中国停止酷刑虐待囚犯 (UN human rights body calls on China to stop torturing detainees)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-12102015113535.html

Related:
UN Torture Committee concludes review of China with scathing observations
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

China denounces UN rights report as biased, “incorrect”
The Sun Daily, December 10, 2015
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1634877

China’s Cultural Revolution could happen again, warns ex-Shenzhen mayor and former rising political star
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1889624/chinas-cultural-revolution-could-happen-again-warns

China to register “undocumented citizens”
Al Jazeera, December 10, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/china-register-undocumented-citizens-151210064713359.html

Related:
中国允许给黑户孩户口 (China to give undocumented children household registration permits)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151210-中国一胎制人口-中国-一胎制-人口-珍妮特

China to prosecute former environment official for graft
Reuters, December 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-environment-idUSKBN0TU07020151211

Related:
Beijing’s smog is a symptom of corruption
The Financial Times, December 9, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b9e6ba1e-9dcf-11e5-8ce1-f6219b685d74.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The U.S., China and an abundance of cyber-caution
The Diplomat, December 11, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/the-us-china-and-an-abundance-of-cyber-caution/

Hong Kong (香港)

UN Committee Against Torture urges gov’t to “duly prosecute” police who used excessive force during Occupy
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/10/un-committee-against-torture-urges-govt-to-duly-prosecute-police-who-used-excessive-force-during-occupy/

Related:
China rebuffs criticism from U.N. after torture report
Reuters, December 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0TT0EU20151210

UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

Lawmakers question gov’t study on adoption of mainland laws to allow shared immigration point
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/09/lawmakers-question-govt-study-on-adoption-of-mainland-laws-to-allow-shared-immigration-point/

詳解「網絡23條」：香港人為什麼不相信它？ (Explaining “internet Article 23” in depth: Why don’t Hong Kong people trust it?)
The Initium, December 9, 2015
https://theinitium.com/article/20151209-hongkong-copyrightbill/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's attack on feminism? Not quite.
The Diplomat, December 10, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/chinas-attack-on-feminism-not-quite/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

The seven tweets that could cost a Chinese human rights lawyer eight years in jail
Quartz, December 10, 2015
http://qz.com/569370/the-seven-tweets-that-could-cost-a-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-eight-years-in-jail/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Cyberczar says China doesn’t “censor content” online
China Digital Times, December 9, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/china-doesnt-censor-content-online-says-cyberczar/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Call for China to free labor activists or risk backlash from frustrated workforce
The Guardian, December 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/10/china-labour-rights-crackdown

Riot police break up trash plant protest in China's Shenzhen
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-shenzhen-12092015105358.html

艾未未希望其艺术能改变中国 (Ai Weiwei hopes his art can change China)
Voice of America, December 10, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-weiwei-art-20151210/3096847.html

多地民众上街维权示威但均遭镇压 (Citizens in many places take to the streets to defend rights but all have been suppressed)
Radio France Internationale, December 9, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151209-多地民众上街维权示威但均遭镇压

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“太多中国人因和平表达观点而被监禁” (International bodies issue statements on Human Rights Day: “Too many Chinese nationals get detained for peacefully expressing opinions”)
Deutsche Welle, December 10, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/太多中国人因和平表达观点而被监禁/a-18909325?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Related:
2015 Human Rights Day
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/2015-review

Jailed Bo Xilai ally was “in excellent condition” before “mysterious” heart attack
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1889120/jailed-dalian-shide-tycoon-and-bo-xilai-ally-xu-ming

UN calls on China to end rife torture, crackdown on lawyers
The New York Times, December 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/12/09/world/asia/09reuters-china-rights-torture.html

Related:
UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

China’s securities crackdown a source of fear
The Diplomat, December 9, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/chinas-securities-crackdown-a-source-of-fear/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国网络主管官员为治理和管理互联网辩护 (Chinese cyberspace chief defends Internet governance and management)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/12/151209_china_internet

How Xi Jinping sees the Internet
China Media Project, December 9,2 015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/12/09/39451/

China’s president to make first speech to global web forum
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1889118/chinas-president-make-first-speech-global-web-forum

I don’t declare: China’s struggle to sell vision at Internet summit
The Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/09/i-dont-declare-chinas-struggle-to-sell-vision-at-internet-summit/

Privacy, Internet issues cloud credit scoring
Caixin, December 9, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-09/100883818.html

Hong Kong (香港)

袁国强：一地两检拟引内地法入附件三 议员：日后可纳寻衅滋事？ (Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen mulls incorporating Chinese laws into Basic Law Annex 3 for Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HK Express Rail Link co-location checkpoint, lawmaker questions if “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” charge will be next)
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15189b2c4e066d9/yuan-guo-qiang-yi-di-liang-jian-ni-yin-nei-di-fa-ru-fu-jian-san-yi-yuan-ri-hou-ke-na-xun-xin-zi-shi-

聯合國要求獨立調查雨傘運動中警察濫用武力（人權監察新聞稿12.10） (Press release from Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor December 10: UN requests independent investigation into police violence during Umbrella Movement)
InMedia HK, December 10, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1039426

“Internet Article 23” debate delayed after lawmakers fail to show up
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/09/breaking-internet-article-23-debate-delayed-after-lawmakers-fail-to-show-up/

A homemade explosive went off in Hong Kong amid protests over an internet free-speech bill
Quartz, December 10, 2015
http://qz.com/570441/a-homemade-explosive-went-off-in-hong-kong-amid-protests-over-an-internet-free-speech-bill/

Groups rally in Hong Kong to call for release of jailed Chinese human rights lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/09/groups-rally-in-hong-kong-to-call-for-release-of-jailed-chinese-human-rights-lawyers/

国际人权日香港民间团体声援中国维权人士 (Hong Kong civil groups rally in support of Chinese rights defenders on Human Rights Day)
Voice of America, December 10, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-protest-detaining-in-china-20151210/3096795.html