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, September 19, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Further violence against Chinese judges
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, September 18, 2016
https://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2016/09/18/further-violence-against-chinese-judges/

In triumph for Trudeau, China frees Canadian detained for years
Reuters, September 16, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-china-garratt-idUSKCN11L2OY

Body of missing Chinese woman lawyer found at the foot of mountain in Shaanxi
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2020593/body-missing-chinese-woman-lawyer-found-foot-mountain-shaanxi

China: Freed Canadian man treated “based on law”
Voice of America, September 16, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-freed-canadian-man-treated-based-on-law/3511831.html

Chinese citizens are being arrested for sharing news about the Wukan village rebellion online
Quartz, September 16, 2016
http://qz.com/783026/china-censorship-chinese-citizens-are-being-arrested-for-sharing-news-about-the-wukan-village-rebellion-online/

律师会见苏昌兰身体状况欠佳 丈夫拟再申请取保候审 (Lawyer reports seeing Su Changlan in poor health, her husband prepares to apply for bail the third time)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-09162016101807.html