The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Rule of Law

广西北海绝食律师结束抗议行动 (Two Guangxi Lawyers End Hunger Strike after Court Reinstates Their Right to Defense)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130523_china_guangxi_lawyers.shtml

广西首例组织出卖人体器官案主刀者被判6年 (Surgeon Gets Six-Year Sentence in Guangxi’s First Case of Organized Human Organ Trading)
Xinhua News Agency, May 23, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0523/10/8VI9JQJV00014JB5.html