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.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

March 4, 2009

News
Economic Development
Communist Party Elders Criticize China's Stimulus Plan
International Herald Tribune, March 03, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/03/asia/04china.php

Environment
Contamination Case Prompts Plant Closures
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393019.htm

江蘇鹽城7名官員因水污染事件受處分 (Seven Yancheng, Jiangsu Officials Disciplined for Water Pollution Case)
China News Agency, March 04, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/107/1/1/1055891/1.html

Food Security
Top Court Official's Vow Gives Hope to Families of Milk Scandal Victims
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a25dc005d3dcf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related news:
山東法庭受理毒奶粉索償 (Shandong Court Hears Milk Compensation Case)
Ming Pao, March 04, 2009
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090304/ccb1.htm

Government
Massage Details Posted Carelessly
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393015.htm

Human Rights Defenders
东北维权律师袁显臣近日宣判 (Heilongjiang Barefoot Lawyer Yuan Xianchen's Sentence to Be Announced Soon)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weiquan-03032009081419.html

Land
广东廉江失地村民代表被抓(视频) (Representative for Lianjiang, Guangdong Villagers Who Lost Land Detained)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shidi-03032009130307.html

Macao
HK Professor and Politicians Denied Macau Entry
Agence France-Presse (via Google), March 04, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfDsEKD74Ji5Lr6YzMMPLJjCxNRQ

Related news:
Lawmakers Demand Answers on Macau Blocking HK People
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bf12884b210df110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
In China, Despair Mounting among Migrant Workers
Washington Post, March 04, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/03/AR2009030303287.html

Police
Police Charged over Death-in-Custody Case
Shanghai Daily, March 04, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090304/article_393060.htm

Protests and Petitions
政协会议大会堂开幕 会场外气氛紧张到处抓捕访民 (Tensions High and Petitioners across China Detained as CPPCC Opens)
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-03032009082603.html

Society
社科院报告称公民身份证信息泄露严重 (CASS Rule of Law Report: Citizens' Identity Information Not Kept Confidential; Leaked Easily)
The Beijing News, March 03, 2009
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-03/032615245012s.shtml

Tibet
'No Tibetan Protests' in Sichuan
BBC, March 03, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7920656.stm