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, June 14, 2010

June 14, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Firmly Opposes EU Declaration on Chinese Human Rights
China Daily, June 14, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/14/content_9976364.htm
Related information:
Declaration by the High Representative Catherine Ashton on Behalf of the European Union on Human Rights in China
European Parliament, June 11, 2010
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/cfsp/115142.pdf
Civil Society
中国NGO组织面临来自政府的压力 (Chinese NGOs Faced with Government Pressure)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2010/06/100610_chineseaids.shtml

Disasters
Yushu Quake to Cost China US $4.7 billion
Associated Press, June 14, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/06/14/260614/Yushu-quake.htm

Human Rights Defenders
福建三网民二审未判 律师发言受阻被告被逐 (Fujian Netizens’ Appeal Trial Ends without Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fu-06132010083035.html

Labor
Foxconn Suicides Inquiry to Go Public: Report
Agence France-Presse, June 13, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100613/wl_asia_afp/chinataiwantechnologyfoxconnlabour

山西礦難困11天礦工獲救 (Shanxi: Miner Rescued After 11 Days Trapped in the Pit)
China News Service, June 14, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100614/ca10730p.htm
Related news:
Despite Vow Never to Go Underground, Miner Faces Return to Pit as Job Options Run Out
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e4de7857cf139210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Land Policy
China Evictions Slam Door on Elites, Workers Alike
Reuters, June 14, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100614/wl_nm/us_china_rights_elite

Law
中國法治倒退引發司法界焦慮 (Back Peddling of the Rule of Law Leads to Concern amongst Jurists)
Yazhou Zhoukan, June 20, 2010
http://www.yzzk.com/cfm/Content_Archive.cfm?Channel=lw&Path=2390957282/24lw1a.cfm

Media
新浪总编披露该网微博内容监控做法 (Chief Editor Reveals Sina's Approach to Blog Content Monitoring)
Radio France Internationale, June 13, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100613-新浪总编披露该网微博内容监控做法

Police
打工者无罪被关211天追踪:是否错误逮捕尚待认定 (Follow-up to Innocent Worker's 211-day Wrongful Detention: Waiting Confirmation for False Arrest)
Legal Daily, June 14, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100614/u1a5263511.html

Protests and Petitions
本田在华车锁厂工人称罢工仍在继续 (Honda Strike Continues)
Radio France Internationale, June 13, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20100613-本田在华车锁厂工人称罢工仍在继续

六旬未婚老汉接精神病检查通知 状告卫生站 (Unmarried Sexagenerian Petitions against Notice for Mental Health Examination)
China News Service, June 13, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0613/22/693F507F000146BD.html

Rural Issues
In the Village of Widows, Families Hope and Pray for Better Times
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bacc7857cf139210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet
China Launches Fresh Attack on Dalai Lama
Press Trust of India, June 13, 2010
http://www.hindustantimes.com/China-launches-fresh-attack-on-Dalai-Lama/Article1-557063.aspx

XUAR
伊力哈木•土赫提:北京的政策让新疆回教徒更不满 (Intellectual-Activist Ilham Tohti: Beijing's Policies Infuriates Even more Muslims in XUAR)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yi-06132010183635.html