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, November 03, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

5年近9万人不当减刑被纠 最高检吁杜绝权贵违法减刑 (Nearly 90,000 people had penalties illegally reduced within past 5 years, Supreme People’s Procuratorate urges ending illegal commutation for the rich and powerful)
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/150cc22d6597928/5-jin-9-wan-ren-bu-dang-jian-xing-bei-jiu-zui-gao-jian-yu-du-jue-quan-gui-wei-fa-jian-xing

China's new crimes will stifle public expression, erode channels of complaint
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crime-11022015114416.html

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中国刑法新增20项罪名 被指意在打压维权民众 (China adds 20 new crimes to its criminal law, said to aim at cracking down on rights defense community)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-11022015144535.html