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, February 17, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

我国深化社区矫正改革取得重要成果, 社区服刑人员矫正期间再犯罪率0.2% (China's deepening reform of community corrections achieves significant results, recidivism among those serving community corrections sentences at 0.2%)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160215/Articel01007GN.htm

超期提出执行异议法院不受理 (Courts not to accept late protests at enforcement)
Legal Daily, February 15, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160215/Articel03005GN.htm

定西临洮开庭审理首例精神病人强制医疗案 (Dingxi City's Lintao Prefecture holds first trial of a person with mental illness for compulsory medical treatment)
Lanzhou Morning News, February 16, 2016
http://gansu.gscn.com.cn/system/2016/02/16/011261549.shtml

China must release detained activists, rights lawyers: UN
Agence France-Presse, February 16, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/16/china-must-release-detained-activists-rights-lawyers-un/

Related:
UN Human Rights Chief deeply concerned by China clampdown on lawyers and activists
人权高专对中国压制律师和人权活动人士表达关切
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, February 16, 2016
EN: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=53242#.VsQQqbR96Ul
CH: http://www.un.org/chinese/News/story.asp?newsID=25662

中国回应联合国批评:称李波不希望受到高度关注 (China’s response to UN’s criticism: Lee Bo does not wish to receive strong attention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 17, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/02/160217_china_un_right_reax

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2016
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