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, November 15, 2004

DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR November 13-15, 2004

Top news of the day

Media – press freedom

Ex-manager of Nanfang Dushi News failed in court appeal
广州南都报前总经理喻华峰申诉遭驳回
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 14, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_13_23_38_05_454.html

News

Children – Child labour
Child labour in China
暗访童工
Beijing News, November 14, 2004
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2004-11-14/2004111415537.htm

Corruption
China to rotate anti-corruption chiefs of grassroot procuratorates
People’s Daily, November 15, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200411/15/eng20041115_163983.html

Death penalty
Salesman sentenced to death for illegal direct sales activities
一名非法直销人员在广州被判死缓
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 15, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_11_14_12_18_12_520.html

Taiwanese sentenced to death for drug trafficking
一台湾人因贩毒罪在珠海被判处死刑
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 13, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_13_04_23_04_993.html

Gender – law
Labour laws say work unit will be punished for assigning female workers work in coal mines
安排女职工从事矿山井下等劳动 用人单位将受罚
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 14, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-11-14_505696.shtml

Labour – law
Labour protection monitoring regulations aim to improve current labour protection mechanism
劳动保障监察条例出台完善中国劳动保障法律体系
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 14, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-11-14_505728.shtml


Labour – industrial accidents
6 died and 13 gone missing in coal mine blast in Sichuan
四川一煤矿瓦斯爆炸六死十三失踪
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 13, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_13_10_53_02_686.html

China announces report of Henan coal mine tragedy investigation
中国公布河南大平矿难原因初步调查结果
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/11/14/dapingkuang/

Labour – work safety and conditions
Frequent blasts make coal mining most deadly job
Xinhuanet.com, November 13, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/13/content_2212627.htm

Law – legal profession
China licenses 1st 700 corporate lawyers
People’s Daily, November 15, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200411/15/eng20041115_163873.html

Media – press freedom
CCP orders to stop news reports on riots and protests
中共中宣部下令禁止媒体报导冲突事件
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 14, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_13_21_18_02_837.html

Media – internet
Internet: China in the reality vs. China on the internet
互联网:现实中国vs网络中国
Voice of America, November 12, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=16EDEE01-EC30-4395-8F907D279AB506DB

NGO / Resettlement – dam projects
Chinese NGOs voice out concerns in international conference
亚洲周刊刘松石:中国NGO挽狂澜于既倒
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 15, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_11_14_7_40_4_583.html

Police
9 died in Guangdong riots
广东揭阳爆发警民冲突 造成九人死伤
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 15, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_14_22_07_05_387.html

Policeman shots two villagers after severe argument
民警与人争执 开枪打死两人
Nanfang City News, November 15, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/16/200411150350.asp

Protests and petitions
Military officers open fire to suppress Sichuan villager protestors
中国军队开枪镇压四川汉源抗议农民
Dajiyuan.com, November 13, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/13/n716955.htm

Public Health
Parasitic disease still the scourge of farmers' health across Hunan
SCMP, November 15, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHFWAQB1E.html

Young, middle-aged warned against diabetes
Xinhuanet.com, November 14, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/14/content_2217895.htm

Public health - HIV aids / Education
The dream to school of an HIV aids girl
艾滋病女孩的上学梦
Legal Daily, November 15, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-11/15/content_150323.htm

Resettlement
ShunTing persists to sue property developer and Beijing police
沈婷继续状告周正毅和北京警方
Dajiyuan.com, November 13, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/13/n716593.htm

Other – Tibet
Tibet and the government in exile
西藏问题和西藏流亡政府
Voice of America, November 13, 2004

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