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, December 04, 2007

December 4, 2007

News
Children

China Urged to End "Child Labor" in Schools
Reuters (via YahooNews), December 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071203/wl_nm/china_rights_dc_1

Corruption
Top Hebei Official Sacked over Vote-Buying Ahead of Reshuffle
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4e6f4beb260a6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
浙江乐清连续发生暴力征地事件 (Hundreds of Zhejiang Police Officers Beat and Take Away Villagers During Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/03/zj/

西安新城区当局强行拆迁 (Thirty Xi'an Residents Illegally Detained by Thugs During Eviction)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/03/china_demolition_petition/

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
沪当局严控周正毅案舆论 突破封锁郑恩宠剖析判决 (Zheng Enchong Breaks Through Communication Blockage and Gives Interview on Zhou Zhengyi's Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/03/zhou/

Media
中宣部下令封锁法国人权奖和诺贝尔和平奖的消息 (Central Publicity Department Orders News Blockage on Nobel Peace Prize and French Human Rights Award)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/03/china_media_freedom/

Olympics
Beijing Will Meet Clean Air Targets - Adviser
Reuters (via Guardian), December 03, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7122298,00.html

Protests and Petitions
访民北京办申冤节吁当局停止打压 (Petitioners Call for Halt to Suppression in Beijing Ahead of Legal Publicity Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/03/
fangmin/


浙江慈溪失地农民与警察冲突 (Six Zhejiang Farmers Detained for Petitioning Against Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/03/cixi/

Workers in China Strike over Rising Food Costs - Officials
Agence France-Presse (via Inquirer.net), December 03, 2007
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=104620

Public Health
China to Extend "Arduous" Drug Industry Clean-up
Reuters (via ABC News), December 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071203/wl_nm/china_safety_drugs_dc_1

Religion
China to Ordain New Catholic Bishop
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 03, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_re_as/china_new_bishop_1