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.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR November 16, 2004


Top news of the day

Protests and petitions
Police on hunt for instigators of huge riot in Guangdong
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVRZAQB1E.html


News

Children – Child labour
Investigate child labour cases
追查童工 人去厂空
Nanfang Daily, November 16, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/nfrb/A06/200411160215.asp

Guangdong police check out child labour in garment factories after dark
海珠夜查制衣厂童工
Nanfang City News, November 16, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/06/200411160433.asp

Death penalty
3 drug traffickers sentenced in Anhui
Xinhuanet.com, November 15, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/15/content_2221682.htm

Labour – employment / labour market
Cheap labour no more in China in 10 years
10年後 中國勞力不再廉價
WenWeiPao, November 16, 2004
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0411160014&cat=002CH

Labour – law
Pay wages on time or else, bosses warned
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3SZAQB1E.html

Land policy
New policies to ease pain of land loss
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSJ6GQB1E.html

Law
Protection of debtors' basic living standards to be enshrined in law
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ620BQB1E.html

Law – court reform/system
Shenzhen adopts witness protection scheme
深圳首创证人保护制度
Nanfang City News, November 16, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/05/200411160431.asp

Media – press freedom
Greater freedom or stricter controls over China’s media?
中国媒体更自由还是管制更严?
Voice of America, November 15, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=7165BB1A-FEEC-401B-AADD5409B53586C5&title=%D6%D0%B9%FA%C3%BD%CC%E5%B8%FC%D7%D4%D3%C9%BB%B9%CA%C7%B9%DC%D6%C6%B8%FC%D1%CF%A3%BF%2804%C4%EA11%D4%C215%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Township deputy chief sues media for degrading image
副县长以形象遭贬状告媒体
Nanfang City News, November 16, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/13/200411160509.asp

Public health
University runs checks on reluctant blood donors
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC20BQB1E.html

Poor public health conditions in poverty stricken areas
贫困地区的医疗困境
EastDay.com, November 16, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node40040/userobject1ai653589.html

Public health – HIV aids
Survey finds 20,000 more HIV carriers in Henan
Xinhuanet.com, November 16, 2004-11-16
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/16/content_2222898.htm

Resettlement
Eviction law no protection for Beijing neighbourhood
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWJ6GQB1E.html

Others – Xinjiang

Rights activists and Urghurs participate in New York conference
中国民运人士和维族人纽约研讨会
Voice of America, November 15, 2004

http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=73F3483C-6402-4BC5-A7664550C9C45759#