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, December 23, 2004

December 24, 2004

News

Accountability / corruption

China’s auditing and ant-corruption campaign
审计风暴与中国反腐运动
Voice of America, December 23, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=55C757F1-
D326-4AA5-BBB426A481C8DD15


CCP
Cadres warned not to party too hard
SCMP, December 24, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHFXIQB1E.html

Detention – Li Guozhu
China asked to release rights advocate
China National News, December 24, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/a8519976d5407e5e/cid/
9366300fc9319e9b/


Human rights
Annual review: human rights conditions in China
年终回顾:中国人权状况
Voice of America, December 23, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=683C36B0-8CFB-4035-8F9AB3680EDD4A1C&title=%C4%EA%D6%D5%BB%D8%B9%CB%A3%BA%D6%D0%B9%FA%C8%CB%C8%A8%D7%B4%BF%F6%281%29%2804%C4%EA12%D4%C223%C8%D5%29

Legislator: Human rights improving
Xinhuanet.com, December 24, 2004
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/china.htm

Labour
Rural workers leave hometown for livelihood
中国农民工为生存背井离乡
Voice of America, December 23, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=03DDA082-4862-4F50-BAE6DBEB4C133F48&title=%D6%D0%B9%FA%C5%A9%C3%F1%B9%A4%CE%AA%C9%FA%B4%E6%B1%B3%BE%AE%C0%EB%CF%E7%2804%C4%EA12%D4%C223%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Law
Modernization of China’s punishment structure and punishment system
刑罚体系与刑罚制度的现代化
Legal Daily, December 24, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-12/23/content_170792.htm

Media
China step closer to new TV network
SCMP, December 24, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBXG0RB1E.html

Prison
Conditions of labour activists in prison
肖云良及姚福信狱中近况
Dajiyuan, December 24, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/12/24/n758096.htm