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.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Zhou handed “lenient” sentence in a bid for party unity: Analysts
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/unity-06122015112718.html

Related:
You have a right to an attorney. You have no chance at going free.
Foreign Policy, June 12, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/12/zhou-yongkang-attorney-china-xi-jinping/

Pollution trial offers rare glimpse into a Chinese courtroom
Reuters, June 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/13/us-china-environment-court-idUSKBN0OT07120150613

Related:
中国法院网网上直播 (Streaming broadcasts from China courts online)
China Court
http://www.live.chinacourt.org/chat/chat/2015/06/id/40876.shtml