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.

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

刑法修正案(九)两处修改旨在维护法庭秩序树立警察权威, 细化流程避免扰乱法庭秩序罪“落地难” (Two Amendments to Criminal Law Amendment (9) intended to ensure courtroom order and establish police authority—refining the process to avert a rough landing for the crime of “disturbing courtroom order”)
Legal Daily, September 8, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150908/Articel05003GN.htm

冤假错案纠正后,政法机关都是怎样道歉的?(After a miscarriage of justice is corrected, how do law enforcement authorities apologize?)
Phoenix Online, September 8, 2015
http://xw.qq.com/news/20150908049317

Chinese rights lawyer held for over a year without trial refused bail after court postpones case for three months
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1856201/chinese-rights-lawyer-held-over-year-without-trial

China executes two sexual criminals
Xinhua News, September 7, 2015
http://english.sina.com/china/2015/0907/845712.html

Chinese human rights lawyer could face spying charges
The Guardian, September 4, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/04/zhang-kai-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-could-face-spying-charges