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.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains 100 lawyers, activists
Voice of America, July 17, 2015
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/china-detains-100-lawyers-activists/2860545.html

Related:
Canada gravely concerned by detention and disappearance of lawyers and activists in China
Government of Canada, July 16, 2015, July 14, 2015
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/china-chine/highlights-faits/2015/CanadaGravelyConcernedbyDetentionandDisappearanceofLawyersandActivistsinChina.aspx?lang=en

Recent human rights developments in China
Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 17, 2015
http://dfat.gov.au/news/media-releases/Pages/recent-human-rights-developments-in-china.aspx

China: Massive crackdown of human rights lawyers continues
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights, China Labor Bulletin, and Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
https://www.fidh.org/International-Federation-for-Human-Rights/asia/china/china-massive-crackdown-of-human-rights-lawyers-continues

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 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

UN, EU, nations speak out against China’s crackdown on lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2015, July 14, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/17/un-eu-nations-speak-out-against-chinas-crackdown-on-lawyers/

Statement issued by the [Hong Kong] Legal ECs in relation to the mass arrest, detention and disappearance of lawyers in China
法律界選委就被大規模拘捕、羈留及失蹤的中國律師發出的聲明
Hong Kong Lawyers, July 16, 2015
http://bit.ly/1I8MZen

Statement on the detention of human rights lawyers in China
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, July 17, 2015
http://fcchk.org/article/fcchk-statement-detention-human-rights-lawyers-china