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.

Friday, May 19, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

In China, wives fight back after their activist husbands are jailed
The New York Times, May 18, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/world/asia/china-lawyers-detained-wives-families.html

Related:
China's “war on law”: victims’ wives tell U.S. Congress of torture and trauma
The Guardian, May 19, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/19/chinas-war-on-law-victims-wives-tell-us-congress-of-torture-and-trauma
遭酷刑维权人士妻子出席美听证会 (Wives of tortured rights defense lawyers speak to U.S. Congress)
Deutsche Welle, May 19, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/遭酷刑维权人士妻子出席美听证会/a-38898175

U.S. congressmen pledge to help those fighting for human rights in China
Voice of America, May 18, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/us-congressmen-human-rights-china/3861541.html

中国在押维权律师“被散步” 视频受质疑 (Video of detained Chinese rights defense lawyer “walking” called into question)
Voice of America, May 18, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-changsha-police-releases-video-showing-jiang-tianyong-20170518/3855585.html

中国网友发起释放王全璋视频呼吁行动 (Chinese Internet users initiate video campaign to support Wang Quanzhang and call for his release)
Voice of America, May 18, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hk-bloggers-start-online-campaign-calling-for-release-of-wang-quanzhang-20170518/3855616.html