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, January 12, 2011

January 12, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
EU-China 'Year of Youth' Campaign Begins
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11831084.htm

Corruption
China's Hu Pledges Renewed Battle on Corruption
Agence France-Presse, January 11, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110111/wl_asia_afp/chinacorruptionpolitics
Related news:
Corrupt Officials Fired for Colluding with Gangs
China Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/12/content_11831928.htm
Graft-Busting Site Blocked
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/graft-01112011130420.html

Environment
Giant Pandas 'Need Old-growth Forests'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 12, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12161671

Human Rights
China's Human Rights 'Action Plan' Short on Any Action, Say Rights Groups
Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0111/China-s-human-rights-action-plan-short-on-any-action-say-rights-groups
Related information:
Promises Unfulfilled: An Assessment of China’s National Human Rights Action Plan
Human Rights Watch, January 11, 2011
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/01/11/promises-unfulfilled-0
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Chinese Artist Says Shanghai Studio Demolished
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110112/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpropertyrights

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
中国当局继续监控刘晓波家人及《零八宪章》签署人 (Authorities Continue Harassment of Liu's Family and Charter 08 Signers)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liu-01112011111605.html
Related news:
劉曉波獲獎後 中挪首簽大單 (First Major Deal Post-Nobel Signed between China-Norway)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110112/cac1.htm
Labor
Workers Overcome by Toxic Fumes
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6321f182df57d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Decision to Sack Editor on Hold after Outcry
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f012f182df57d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

文化部副部长:未来5年将逐步取消单体网吧 (Cultural Ministry Vice Minister: Sole-proprietor Net Cafes to Be Eliminated over Next Five Years)
Xinhua News Agency, January 12, 2011
http://tech.163.com/11/0112/14/6Q735I92000915BF.html

Police
Volunteers to Help Out in Urban Crackdown
Shanghai Daily, January 12, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2011/201101/20110112/article_461311.htm

Protests and Petitions
法轮功学员随同李克强及中国商务代表团 会场外抗 (Falun Gong Practitioners Protest at UK Meeting of Li Keqiang and Chinese Businessmen)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/flg-01112011141428.html