Trends Bulletin

HRIC's Trends Bulletins give an in-depth look at ongoing trends on different thematic issues.

• Lawyers in China
  Examining the increasingly severe crackdown on lawyers and its implications for the development of an independent, transparent, and accountable rule of law.
  
  
  • Olympics and The Rule of Law: Lawyers in China (Updated, February 2008) This IR2008 issue focus updates the information and cases from the February 2007 Trends Bulletin on Lawyers
    
    
  • Setback for the Rule of Law - Lawyers under attack in China (Updated, February 2007)
    
    
  • Setback for the rule of law - Lawyers under attack in China (August 2006)
  
  
  
• Media Censorship
  Detailing specific cases, the hierarchy of media control, censorship techniques, statistics, and a timeline of recent incidents.
  
  
  • Media censorship intensifies with continued crackdowns (Updated, February 2007)
    
    
  • Media censorship intensifies with new round of crackdowns (February 2006)
  
  
  
• Other
  
  
  • News Wrap-up: Crackdowns on Petitioners Continue (March 2007)
    
    
  • China's Environment and Situation of Water (February 2007)
    
    
  • China responds to increasing social unrest with greater repression (January 2006)