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, April 22, 2009

April 22, 2009

News

Disasters
38 Poisoned in Gas Leak in E China
China Daily, April 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/22/content_7702048.htm

Environment
寧夏乾旱16萬人食水短缺 (Drought in Ningxia Leaves 160,000 Short of Food and Water)
Ming Pao, April 22, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090422/ca31055i.htm

黑龙江环保厅拒绝曝光污染企业 (Heilongjiang Environmental Office Conceals Names of Polluting Businesses)
Nanfang City News, April 22, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/22/content_767739.htm

Food Security
Chinese Dairy Launches New Milk Powder Products
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 20, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_re_as/as_china_milk_powder

Freedom of Speech
称领导是败类发帖青年被刑拘 (Youth Detained for Calling Leaders "Scum")
Nanfang City News, April 22, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/22/content_767745.htm

Government
Senior Official Urges to Promote Judicial Reform
China Daily, April 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/22/content_7702956.htm

Labor
Cases Soar as Workers Seek Redress
China Daily, April 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/22/content_7701725.htm

Police
网友曝光城管“打人不见血”教材 (Netizens Uncover Official Manual on "Beating without Drawing Blood")
Nanfang City News, April 22, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-04/22/content_767607.htm

Related News
A Practical Handbook for Beating Street Vendors
Danwei, April 22, 2009
http://www.danwei.org/law/a_practical_handbook_for_beati.php
我国拟立法明确武警部队九大任务范围 (Draft Legislation Clarifies Scope of Duties of Armed Police)
Xinhuanet, April 20, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-04/21/content_11225318.htm

Public Health
Magazine Reveals TCM Profits Scam
Shanghai Daily, April 21, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090421/article_398349.htm

Three Gorges
China to Build 20 Hydro Dams on Yangtze River
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_re_as/as_china_hydropower

Tibet
Tibetan Lama on Trial for Weapons Charge in China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

Will Obama Meet with China's Nemesis, Dalai Lama?
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 21, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_tibet_china

Related News
'Dalai Visit' Likely to Threaten Relations
China Daily, April 22, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/22/content_7701365.htm