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, June 28, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高检出台强制医疗新规, 防止正常人“被精神病” (Supreme People’s Procuratorate introduces new regulations to prevent healthy individuals from being subjected to compulsory mental health treatment)
China News, June 22, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/06-22/7913649.shtml

Related:
最高检印发《人民检察院强制医疗执行检察办法(试行)》, 防止“被精神病”“假精神病”问题出现 (Supreme People's Procuratorate issues People's Procuratorates Compulsory Medical Treatment Enforcement Supervision Methods (Trial), to prevent “being wrongly detained for mental illness” or “false mental illness” and other problems from occurring)
Legal Daily, June 22, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160623/Articel01010GN.htm

畅通诉讼渠道推进修复式裁判机制, 山东法院环境公益诉讼有始有终 (Unimpeded environmental lawsuit channels promote judgements for environmental rehabilitation, once started, environmental public interest lawsuits in Shandong courts are always finished)
Legal Daily, June 23, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160623/Articel03003GN.htm

广西执行月追回46亿欠款 (Enforcing court judgments in Guangxi for one month recovers RMB 4.6 billion in debts)
Legal Daily, June 23, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160623/Articel03005GN.htm

在派出所设立检察官办公室 (Prosecution offices established at police stations)
Procuratorate Daily, June 23, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160623/20160623_002/20160623_002_13.htm

Chinese legal assistant moved amid fears of abuse in detention
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/moved-06272016155516.html

Related:
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

China activist to stand trial after visiting Tiananmen victim's grave
The Guardian, June 28, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/28/chinese-activist-arrested-for-visiting-grave-of-man-killed-in-tiananmen-massacre-to-stand-trial