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.

Monday, September 10, 2007

September 8-10, 2007

News
Children

劳工权益组织分析中国童工现象 (Labor Rights NGO Analyzes Child Labor Situation in China)
Voice of America, September 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-09-09-voa53.
cfm


Corruption
调查 村官为何频频栽在“土地”上 (Why Are So Many Village Cadres Involved in Corruption Concerning Land Use?)
Legal Daily, September 10, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-09/10/content_
697280.htm


'Zipper Mayor', His Mistresses the Talk of the Town
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=f074e73b11
be4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Death Penalty
男子借影碟遭拒杀死孕妇被判死刑 (Guangdong Man Sentenced to Death over Murder of Pregnant Woman)
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-09/10/content_
6695748.htm


Disasters
李毅中发火:别把事故原因推给自然灾害 (Head of State Administration of Work Safety Criticizes Subordinate for Blaming Disasters on Nature)
Xinhuanet, September 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-09/10/content_
6694454.htm


Environment
Government to Spend Billions to Clean Water
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=9973e73b11
be4110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne


Official: No Permanent Buildings near Qinghai Lake
Xinhuanet, September 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/09/content_
6692334.htm


China's Hu Tells Rich World to Meet Climate Targets
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), September 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070908/wl_afp/apecsummitc
limatechina_07090805591
7;_ylt=Aov_Aj_V_akfJUeuKdifP
rFPzWQA


Human Rights Defender - Li Subin (李苏滨)
维权律师李苏滨状告司法厅局乱收费案开庭法庭未宣判 (Human Rights Lawyer Li Subin Sues Henan Authorities for Obstructing His Practice; Verdict Yet to Be Delivered)
Radio Free Asia, September 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/07
/lisubin/


Multilateral Relations
White House: No U.N. Funding for China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), September 07, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070907/ap_on_go_pr_wh/
us_un_population_fund_2;_ylt
=
At4G2i3LuGdhFlgB2Km5i8dPzWQA


Olympics
本台首发: 奥运前的中国真相 (滕彪、胡佳) (Commentary: The Truth About China Ahead of the Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/09/
aoyun/


For Disabled, China Has Risen to the Challenge
Boston Globe, September 08, 2007
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/
articles/2007/09/08/for_disab
led_china_has_risen_to_the_
challenge/


Protests and Petitions
访民郑大靖发公开信呼吁国际关注中国的人权状况 (Petitioner Sent Back to Hubei Hometown After Issuing Open Letter Urging Concern for China's Human Rights Records)
Radio Free Asia, September 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/09/
zheng/


Public Health
“让中国爱滋病活动人士说话” (Let China's HIV/AIDS Activists Speak: UN Official)
BBC, September 10, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6980000/
newsid_6986400/6986458.stm


China Reports Leap in New HIV/AIDS Cases
Reuters, September 09, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-
29421220070909


State Security
China to Enhance Crackdown on "Hostile Forces and Evil Cult" for Upcoming Congress
Xinhuanet, September 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/07/content_
6682348.htm