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 07, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

安徽合肥女律师惨遭丈夫家暴, 家庭暴力的主要危害是什么 (Anhui Hefei woman lawyer suffers domestic violence, what are the principal harms of domestic violence?)
NetEase, June 2, 2016
http://news.cngold.com.cn/20160602d1903n71789414.html

广东:三年受理移送审查起诉校园暴力案510起915人 (Guangdong Procuratorate moved 510 cases of schoolyard violence involving 915 people over 3 years to investigation and prosecution)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-06/02/c_129036012.htm

Wives and defenders of detained Chinese lawyers taken away after peaceful protest in Tianjin
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1967650/wives-and-defenders-detained-chinese-lawyers-taken-away

Related:
Legal reps and wives of detained China lawyers released after police station protest
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/07/legal-reps-and-wives-of-detained-china-lawyers-released-after-police-station-protest/

Detained Chinese lawyer wins award amid calls for pressure on human rights
“709律师”王宇获国际人权奖
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-chinese-lawyer-wins-award-amid-calls-for-pressure-on-human-rights-06062016114423.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06062016105731.html

709案家属法院外声援亲人被带走 律师申请会见赵威再被拒绝 (Family members of 709 lawyers taken away after showing support outside of court, lawyer’s application to meet with Zhao Wei once again rejected)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-06062016105139.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

云南重大突发事件24小时内须举行新闻发布会 (Yunnan to require press conferences on major incidents within 24 hours of occurrence)
Yunnan Online, June 2, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0602/08/BOHRAMQ200014AEE.html

用信息公开赢得老百姓认同 (Environmental information disclosure wins approval of ordinary people)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2016/0602/427307.html

地级以上城市饮用水监测信息将发布 (Prefecture level cities and above to publish drinking water monitoring information)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-06/02/content_6657145.htm

像公开PM2.5一样公开土壤污染信息 (Make public soil pollution information, just like that on PM2.5 levels)
Beijing News, June 2, 2016
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160602/48898977_0.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Silenced China tycoon makes quiet return to limelight
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/silenced-china-tycoon-makes-quiet-return-limelight/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

云南投毒冤案当事人钱仁凤申请国家赔偿955万 (Nanny in Yunnan wrongfully imprisoned in poisoning case [involving a kindergartener] for 13 years applies for RMB 9.55 million in state compensation)
Sina News, June 2, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-06-02/doc-ifxsvenx3111038.shtml

男子蒙杀人冤屈10年, 申请国家赔偿立案4年无果 (Man wrongly held for 10 years for “frenzied murders,” application for state compensation still unsuccessful after 4 years)
Beijing Times, June 2, 2016
http://news.qq.com/a/20160602/003987.htm

China authorities monitor family as they mourn Tiananmen activist Li Wangyang, 4 years after “suicide”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/china-authorities-monitor-family-as-they-mourn-tiananmen-activist-li-wangyang-4-years-after-suicide/

China aims to speed up extradition treaties in graft fight
Reuters, June 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0YS0AL

在美国上六四课,中国学生心态各异(上) (Chinese students attending June Fourth class in the U.S. all have different attitudes [Part one])
The New York Times, June 6, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160606/cc06rowenahe1/

Related:
在美国上六四课,中国学生心态各异(下)(Chinese students attending June Fourth class in the U.S. all have different attitudes [Part two])
The New York Times, June 7, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160607/cc07rowenahe2/

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong and activists not guilty of obstructing police officers in “white paper” burning
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/07/joshua-wong-activists-proven-not-guilty-obstructing-police-officers-burning-white-paper/

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China enters Ramadan with round-the-clock surveillance of mosques, Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-06062016113750.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Harmony and martyrdom among China’s Hui Muslims
The New Yorker, June 6, 2016
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harmony-and-martyrdom-among-chinas-hui-muslims