2006 News and Analysis

Hebei Provincial Government Issues Opinion Prohibiting Torture to Obtain Evidence (1/18/06)

Court Sentences Shaanxi Investor Feng Bingxian to Three Years Imprisonment (1/17/06)

Guangzhou Officials Release Activist Guo Feixiong (1/5/06)

Chinese Government Takes Steps Against Corruption While Land Abuses Continue (1/5/06)

2005 News and Analysis

Supreme People's Court Calls for Hearings in Death Penalty Appeals (12/15/05)

Communist Party, State Council Order Stronger Controls Over Society (12/13/05)

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Concludes Two-Week Visit to China (12/8/05)

Trade Officials Tell WTO That Government Contemplates No New Changes to Criminal IPR Laws (12/8/05)

Central Government Expands Provision of Legal Aid in Criminal Cases (11/29/05)

Chinese Authorities Crack Down on Activists Before U.S. President's Visit (11/23/05)

Deadline Nears for Release of Rural Activist Guo Feixiong (11/18/05)

Former Anti-Graft Hero Gets Life in Jail for Corruption (11/17/05)

Beijing Officials Order Gao Zhisheng to Shut Down His Law Firm (11/8/05)

Wang Wanxing Speaks Out About China's "Ankang" System (11/8/05)

Procuratorate Indicts Feng Bingxian and Three Other Shaanxi Oil Investors (11/2/05)

Public Security Bureau Compensates She Xianglin for Wrongful Imprisonment (11/1/05)

SPC Incorporates Reform of Death Penalty Review into New Five-Year Agenda (10/31/05)

Shanghai Police Investigate Online Baby Auction (10/26/05)

Shanghai Court Sentences Petitioner Xu Zhengqing to Three Years in Prison (10/19/05) 

Scholars Complete Working Draft of Revised Criminal Procedure Law (10/13/05)

Guangzhou Officials Formally Arrest Peasant Rights Activist Guo Feixiong (10/11/05)

SPC Takes Additional Steps to Reclaim Authority Over Death Penalty Review (10/6/05)

Coerced Confession in Henan Leads to Wrongful Criminal Conviction (9/30/05)

Shaanxi Authorities Release Lawyer Zhu Jiuhu (9/26/05)

NPC Standing Committee Passes Public Order Administration Punishment Law (9/7/05)

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Visits China (8/29/05)

Prominent Chinese Lawyers Call on Lawyers Association to Investigate Detention of Zhu Jiuhu (8/23/05)

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to Visit China in November (8/22/05)

SPC Moving Ahead With Death Penalty Review Reform (8/18/05)

Latest Edition of HRIC's "China Rights Forum" Focuses on Criminal Justice System (8/18/05)

Beijing News Reviews Progress and Problems in Criminal Procedure Law Amendment Process (8/16/05)

Drug Addict Beaten to Death in Police-Run Detoxification Center in Guangdong Province (8/10/05)

Chinese Scholar Says Revised Criminal Procedure Law Likely to Require Witnesses to Appear in Court (8/10/05)

Anhui Court Sentences Writer Zhang Lin to Five Years Imprisonment for Inciting Subversion (8/3/05)

International Committee of the Red Cross to Open Beijing Office (7/28/05)

Chinese News Media Highlights Government Efforts to Combat Torture (7/28/05)

Henan Government Offices and Womens Federation Jointly Fight Human Trafficking (7/27/05)

Jerome Cohen Statement to Commission on Criminal Justice Reforms, Rule of Law Progress (7/26/05)

Financial Times Reports of Miscarriage of Justice in China (6/15/05)

China Youth Daily Exposes Town Sweep of Vagrants, Mentally Ill That Left Five Missing and Presumed Dead (6/12/05)

Chinese Press Discusses Implementation of New Anti-Torture Measures (6/8/05)

Chinese Investigators Send Zhao Yan Case to Prosecutors, Reset Pre-trial Detention Clock (6/8/05)

China Youth Daily Takes Aim at Scholar Opinions in Criminal Cases (6/8/05)

Beijing PSB: Few Suspects Meet With Lawyers During the First Stage of Detention (6/1/05, updated 6/8/05)

Procuratorial Daily Commentator Argues 100 Percent Conviction Rates Should Not Be Used as a Measure of Law Enforcement Effectiveness (5/26/05)

Nie Shubin Wrongful Execution Investigation Reportedly at an Impasse (5/25/05)

Chinese Defense Lawyer Guo Guoting Arrives in Canada (5/25/05)

Supreme People's Procuratorate Promises to Focus on Eliminating Torture (5/17/05)

Growing Concern About US Businessman as Key Date Approaches in His Case (5/13/05)

Three Chinese Districts Experiment with New Protections for Suspects During Interrogation (5/10/05) 

Hong Kong Appeals Court Overturns Convictions Stemming From 2002 Falun Gong Demonstration (5/10/05)

Chinese Data: Fewer Than One Percent of Witnesses Appear in Court (5/5/05)

Liberation Daily: Crime Rate Among Migrant Youth Continues to Rise (5/5/05)

Chinese Scholar: Abuse of Re-trial Provisions a Leading Cause of Wrongful Convictions (5/5/05)

Southern Weekend Warns of Whitewash in Nie Shubin Wrongful Execution Case (5/4/05)

Legal Daily Examines New Sichuan Rules on Criminal Evidence (5/2/05)

Chinese Statistics Indicate More Than 99 Percent of Chinese Defendants Found Guilty in 2004 (4/20/05)

Hubei Court Formally Clears She Xianglin of Murder Conviction (4/20/05)

New Wrongful Conviction Cases Revealed as Chinese Media Examine Criminal Justice System (4/19/05)

Sichuan Provincial Government Issues New Rule Excluding Illegally Obtained Evidence (4/13/05)

Chinese News Media Report on Investigations into Nie Shubin, She Xianglin Wrongful Conviction Cases (4/8/05)

Hubei Man Convicted of Wife's Murder Ten Years Ago Exonerated (4/1/05,updated 4/5/05, 4/8/05)

Wrongful Execution Sparks Controversy in China (3/30/05,updated 3/31/05)

SPC Work Report Reveals Direction of Judicial Reform (3/24/05)

US Announces That It Will Not Offer a China Resolution in Geneva (3/18/05)

SPP, SPC Work Reports Highlight 2004 Crime Statistics (3/17/05)

SCMP: Chinese Police Place Defense Lawyer Guo Guoting Under House Arrest (3/17/05)

Chinese Government Again Hints at Reform of "Re-education Through Labor" System (3/4/05)

Rights Groups: Chinese Government Has Suspended the License of Defense Lawyer for Journalists, Activists (3/3/05)

Upgrade in Police Armament in Urumuqi Signals Continued Tensions in Xinjiang (3/2/05)

US State Department Releases 2004 Human Rights Report on China (2/28/05)

UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Highlights Lack of Progress in China (2/25/05)

Procuratorial Daily: Administrative Agencies Do Not Transfer Enough Cases to Judicial Organs (2/18/05)

Chinese Report: Liaoning Province Procuratorate Introduces System to Clear the Names of the Wrongfully Accused (2/18/05)

Guangdong Police Complain About Security Problems Stemming From Flow of Migrants (2/17/05)

Chinese Articles Discuss Achievements, Challenges in Fighting Human Trafficking (2/16/05)

Chinese Court Web Site Highlights Three Upcoming Judicial Reforms for 2004 (2/15/05)

Supreme People's Court Rejects Retrial Petition for Imprisoned Amercian Businessman Jude Shao (2/14/05)

Jiangsu Procuratorate Experiments with Interviewing Suspects Before Approving Arrests (2/11/05)

Dui Hui Foundation Reports New Information on Sentence Reduction and Parole for Prisoners (2/11/05)

Ministry of Justice Web Site Publishes ACLA Suggestions on Improving the Work Environment for Defense Attorneys (2/8/05)

Ministry of Public Security Releases 2004 Crime Statistics (2/3/05)

SPC To Commission Research on Death Penalty Review System (2/1/05)

China Law Society Holds Symposium on Torture (1/31/05)

Procuratorial Daily Highlights the Problem of Witness Absence at Chinese Trials (1/31/05)

Chinese Scholar Reviews Possible Changes to PRC Criminal Procedure Law (1/27/05)

Chinese Scholars and Officials Debate Abolition of the Death Penalty (1/27/05)

Guangdong Defense Lawyer Convicted of Evidence Fabrication (1/14/05)

Chinese Article Claims That Research on the Difficulties Faced by Criminal Defense Lawyers Restricted After Revealing "Shocking" Results (1/14/05)

Beijing Review Examines Key Issues in China's Legal Profession, Among Them the Difficulties Faced By Defense Attorneys (1/13/05)

SPC Claims That All Court Cases Involving Extended Detention Have Been Cleared (1/7/05)

China Daily Calls for Better Rights Protection During Strike Hard Campaigns (1/7/05)

Chinese Commentator Reviews Implementation of the State Compensation Law (1/7/05)

2004 News and Analysis

Chinese Commentary Condemns Practice of Multiple Retrials in Criminal Cases (12/8/04)

China Announces Formation of "Working Group" on Ratification of the ICCPR (12/8/04)

MOJ Announces Limited RETL Management Reforms, But Basics of the Current System to Remain Unchanged For Now (12/3/04)

Media Reports Critical of Law Enforcement in Guangdong Prompt Official Responses (12/3/04)

Zhengzhou Court Requires Judges to Provide Reasoning to Justify Criminal Sentences (12/2/04)

Draft Amendment That Would Return Power of Death Penalty Review to the SPC Completed (12/2/04)

UN Commission on Human Rights Appoints New Special Rapporteur on Torture (11/30/04)

Procuratorial Daily Highlights Sichuan Torture Case, Discusses Problem of Torture in China (11/23/04)

Chinese Expert: Supreme People's Court Has Already Decided to Take Back Power of Death Penalty Review (11/18/04)

Liaoning Province Issues Regulations on Defense Lawyer Access to Clients in Custody (11/16/04)

Chinese Government Releases Statistics on Extended Detention, Illegal Parole (11/10)

Southern Weekend Discusses Recent Death Penalty Review Decisions in Gansu Province (11/04/04)

Public Security Reports Third Quarter Crime Statistics (10/28/04)

Southern Weekend Commentator Argues That Returning the Power of Death Penalty Review to the Supreme People's Court Not Enough (10/28/04)

Legislative Developments: NPC Standing Committee Slated to Discuss Draft Laws on Property, Public Order, and Bankruptcy (10/22/04)

Southern Weekend Calls on Chinese Government to Return Power of Death Penalty Review to the Supreme People's Court, Halt the Implementation of Death Sentences Not Approved at the SPC Level (10/20/04)

Chinese Scholars and Officials Discuss "Major Revisions" to the PRC Criminal Procedure Law, Other Procedural Laws (10/12/04)

Supreme People's Court Initiates Work Inspections: Ten Teams Sent Out to Review Local Courts (10/12/04)

Chinese Government Shuts Down Anti-Crime Website (9/15/04)

Seventeenth International Penal Law Conference Opens in Beijing (9/14/04)