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.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

March 17, 2011

News
Corruption
中山神湾土地窝案七人受贿千万 (Land Graft Case Implicates 7 Taking Over RMB 10mln in Guangdong)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-03/17/content_1313306.htm

Food Security
本市封存河南进京生猪产品 (Beijing Halts Live Pig Imports from Henan)
Beijing Evening News, March 17, 2011
http://bjwb.bjd.com.cn/html/2011-03/16/content_380054.htm

Related news:
河南瘦肉精猪肉事件涉及县市畜牧局长停职 (Henan Animal Husbandry Official Suspended for "Skinny Pork" Additives)
China News Service, March 16, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110316/u1a5788645.html

Labor
Poisoned Workers at Suzhou Plant Demand Compensation from Apple
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=391443a25aebe210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
近千拆迁户扛煤气罐散步 武汉强拆户刺人案开庭 (Nearly 1,000 Take to the Streets as Demolition Murder Trial Begins)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-03162011102536.html

Law
The Jury's Out
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=47d3de8a579be210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

报告:中国检控危害国家安全人数或下降 (Report: Prosecution of State Security Cases on the Decline)
Voice of America, March 16, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110316-Prosecutions-state-security-down-118070364.html
Related information:
Official Data Show State Security Arrests, Prosecutions Remained at Historic Levels in 2010
Dui Hua Foundation, March 15, 2011
http://www.duihuanews.org/2011/03/official-data-show-state-security.html
断指六年 幼童难办残疾人证 (Six-year Battle for a Child's Disability Certificate)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2011-03/17/content_1313559.htm

检察官杨斌为自焚民工求情 (Prosecutor Asks for Light Sentence for Self-immolating Worker)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mg-03162011154836.html

Media
China Closes AIDS Website
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/website-03162011155736.html

Police
套牌车撞死人 交警成被告 (Police Sued after Repeat Traffic Offender Kills Child)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-03/17/content_1313314.htm

Protests and Petitions
“禁用互联网等煽动非法集会”令比法大 网上谈花被捕者众 (Detained Activist Refused Documentation, Legal Council)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/js-03162011120736.html

Public Health
Ethical Dilemma Due to Man's Kidney Transplant
Shanghai Daily, March 17, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=466432

Freewheeling Market for Stem Cells in China
Caixin, March 16, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-03-16/100237147_1.html

Public Health
帶糞藥盒製餐巾紙 髒過廁紙 (Napkins Dirtier than Toilet Tissue)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2011
http://news.mingpao.com/20110317/cab1.htm
Related news:
专家呼吁建立纸杯国家标准 (Expert Calls for National Paper Cup Standards)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 17, 2011
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2011-03/17/content_1313359.htm
Taiwan
China Aims New Missile at Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2011
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_645751.html

Tibet
Tibetan Monastery Sealed Off after Self-immolation
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110317/wl_asia_afp/chinatibetunrestrights
Related news:
Tibet Protest March Attacked
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protests-03162011152810.html