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.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's crackdown on rights lawyers shows no sign of abating
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-07142015170857.html

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Mass Suppression of Lawyers Reveals True Nature of Xi’s “Rule by Law”
Human Rights in China, July 14, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders

Statement by CECC Chairs Representative Chris Smith and Senator Marco Rubio on President Xi's “increasingly bold disregard for basic human rights”
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, July 14, 2015
http://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-by-cecc-chairs-representative-chris-smith-and-senator-marco

China: Human rights lawyers detained during crackdown
Frontline Defenders, July 14, 2015
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/29112

Sweeping attack on rights defense lawyers threatens China's entire legal profession
Committee to Protect Chinese Lawyers, July 13, 2015
http://www.csclawyers.org/events/72/

US urged to cancel Xi Jinping visit after China's human rights crackdown
The Guardian, July 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/14/china-human-rights-crackdown-petition-barack-obama-us-xi-jinping

依法打击极少数违法律师是为了创造更好执业环境 (Using law to crackdown on an extreme minority of lawyers who violate it benefits the professional environment for the majority)
Xinhua, July 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-07/15/c_128020030.htm