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, June 17, 2009

June 17, 2009

Civil Society
Civic-Minded Chinese Find A Voice Online
New York Times, June 17, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/world/asia/17china.html

Human Rights Defender -- Zhang Zilin (张子霖)
中国泛蓝联盟遭当局打压 (Pan-Blue Alliance's Members under Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanlan-06162009091121.html

Internet Censorship
US Firm Warns PC Makers over Chinese Software
Financial Times, June 17, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83afaf28-5a92-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html

Law
Activists Fear Draft Mental Health Law Is Flawed
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8222b4f29e9e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related News
Mental Illnesses Continue to Rise
China Daily, June 17, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/17/content_8291862.htm

Media
China Communist Party Newspaper to Expand Coverage
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 17, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_as/as_china_party_mouthpiece

Police
最高检加大督察严防刑讯逼供、涉案人员自杀发生 (Supreme People's Procuratorate Tightens Supervision to Prevent Forced Confessions And Suicides of Involved Persons)
People's Daily (via Xinhua News Agency), June 17, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-06/17/content_11554754.htm

Protests and Petitions
浙江蟾钟村失地农民抗争被打压 (Zhejiang Authorities Crackdown on Village Protest over Illicit Land Seizure)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhejiang-06162009143240.html

北京访民揭黑监狱公安施虐 (Beijing Petitioners Expose Police Abuse in 'Black Jail')
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/heijianyu-06162009085439.html

佛山四百维权村民与施工人员对峙 (Villagers in Guangdong Clash with Construction Workers over Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-06162009104404.html

上访遭关押学习班 政府公文形同废纸 (Authorities Continues to Send Petitioners to "Legal Education Classes")
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuexiban-06162009090539.html

Public Health
In Bid to Prevent Product Scandals, Quality Watchdog to Set Up Public Blacklist of Firms
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b162b4f29e9e1210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion
Vatican China Envoy to Get Tough With Beijing
Associated Press (via Yahoo! News), June 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_china/print

XUAR
Police Fatally Wound Man during Protest in China's Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo! News), June 16, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090616/wl_asia_afp/chinaunrestxinjiang