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.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

余文生遭刑拘律师求见 国际特赦紧急救援 (Rights lawyer Yu Wensheng denied access to legal counsel under detention. Amnesty urges international community to take actions)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-03212018095915.html

Related:
China: Further information: Human rights lawyer detained incommunicado: Yu Wensheng
Amnesty International, March 21, 2018
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/8106/2018/en/

China gives Communist Party more control over policy and media
中国公布改革方案,加强党对文化外交等领域控制
The New York Times, March 21, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/world/asia/china-communist-party-xi-jinping.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180322/china-communist-party-xi-jinping/

(两会受权发布)第十三届全国人民代表大会第一次会议主席团关于《中华人民共和国宪法修正案(草案)》审议情况的报告 (Report of NPC Presidium on Constitutional amendments: Deputies unanimously endorse changes to Party leadership, term limits and Supervision Commission)
Xinhua News Agency, March 21, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-03/21/c_1122572188.htm