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, August 03, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police raids on Chinese lawyers: The view from the inside
中國維權律師披露被抓捕過程細節
The New York Times, July 31, 2015
EN: http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/police-raids-on-chinese-lawyers-the-view-from-the-inside/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150803/c03sino-raids/zh-hant/

Related:
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

Ex-PLA chief Guo Boxiong to be prosecuted for allegedly accepting bribes for promotions
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845230/retired-chinese-general-guo-boxiong-expelled-communist

“女权五姐妹”的代理律师 提请撤销对五人所立“假案” (Lawyer for the “Feminist Five” applies for expunging records of the “faked cases” against them)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-07312015110053.html

Tibetan who called for Dalai Lama’s return is said to be freed from Chinese prison
The New York Times, August 2, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/world/asia/tibetan-who-called-for-dalai-lamas-return-is-said-to-be-freed-from-chinese-prison.html

China seeks businessman said to have fled to U.S., further straining ties
New York Times, August 3, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/world/asia/china-seeks-ling-wancheng-businessman-said-to-have-fled-to-us.html

Uyghur exile pursues life in Turkey after taunts and torture back in China
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/exile-pursues-life-in-turkey-after-taunts-and-torture-back-in-china-07312015153931.html