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.

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR October 26, 2004

Top news of the day

UN

Sides to discuss resuming rights dialogue
SCMP, October 26, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP68Z2I0E.html


News

Detention – Zhao Yan

Powell fails to pressure China to release Zhao Yan
再 促 放 趙 岩   鮑 卿 碰 釘
Apple Daily, October 26, 2004
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_id=15335&showdate=20041026&art_id=4396805

Environment
China revises law -- doesn't want to be "world's largest dumping ground"
People’s Daily, October 26, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200410/26/eng20041026_161551.html

Environment official urges public to sue polluters
Xinhuanet.com, October 25, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/25/content_2136561.htm

Human rights
Investigations under way on government departments abuse of power and violations of human rights
中国严查国家机关工作人员侵犯人权的五大类犯罪
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 26, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-10-26_498729.shtml

Labour – protests
Provinces struck by prolonged labour strife
SCMP, October 26, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTUJ73I0E.html

Labour – union
Threat to blacklist anti-union firms
SCMP, October 26, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZG1TE2I0E.html

Law
Amendments in the draft Security Administration Punishment Act
草案与现行条例有哪些不同
Legal Daily, October 26, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-10/26/content_144147.htm

China to improve security administration punishment act
People’s Daily, October 25, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200410/25/eng20041025_161513.html

Media - censorship
Crackdown resumes on liberal media
SCMP, October 26, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZG7SE2I0E.html

Media – press freedom
Shenzhen may incorporate media’s right to information into law to protect journalists’ safety in reporting
深圳:媒体知情权可能入法 记者采访有安全保障
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 26, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-10-26_498735.shtml

Olympics
Olympics Legal Framework completed, highlighting compensation to citizens who may be negatively affected by the Olympics
《奥运法律框架》完成 奥运造成不利应补偿市民
EastDay.com, October 26, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node37750/userobject1ai606065.html

Police
Public order law to curb police abuses and antisocial acts
SCMP, October 26, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ988Z2I0E.html

Poverty – Urban-rural disparity
Income gap still large in Shanghai
China Daily, October 25, 2004
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385560.htm

Public health
Wu: Rural healthcare gets much better
Xinhuanet.com, October 25,2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/25/content_2134538.htm

Public health – HIV aids
Special detention area for HIV-aids prisoners found in Jiangsu prison
江苏监狱首建艾滋病犯监区
Legal Daily, October 26, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-10/26/content_144166.htm


Prison

China's prison reform borrows foreign idea
People’s Daily, October 26, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200410/26/eng20041026_161549.html

Resettlement
HRIC: Shanghai court bias against plaintiffs of urban clearance case, making the setback to fight for justice
中国人权:上海法院偏袒开发商拆迁户寻求公正难似登天
Chinesenewsnet.com, October 26, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2004_10_25_16_21_41_817.html

Other – Tibet
Austria cancels memorial stamps for Dalai due to China’s pressures
迫于中国压力奥取消出版达赖喇嘛纪念邮票
Radio Free Asia, October 25,2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/10/25/aodili/