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, January 09, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权律师谢燕益取保候审后仍不自由 (Human rights lawyer Xie Yanyi detained at a Tianjin hotel after release on bail)
Voice of America, January 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-activist-20160106/3665686.html

Related:
Freeing ourselves from fear: A call to join the “709 trial observation group”
China Change, January 8, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/08/freeing-ourselves-from-fear-a-call-to-join-the-709-trial-observation-group/

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, June 10, 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

Court in China's Guizhou jails Protestant pastor on spying charges
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charges-01062017155155.html