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, November 17, 2004

DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR November 17, 2004

Top news of the day

Protests and petitions
Guilin villagers arrested for protests against government’s land expropriation
桂林农民抗议土地被占遭拘捕
Dajiyuan.com, November 17, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/17/n720075.htm

Petition reforms a bid to ease social tensions
SCMP, November 17, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4T2BQB1E.html


News

Administrative Reform
Town mergers cut bureaucracies
SCMP, November 17, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCO3BQB1E.html

Children – adoption
Hundreds of families in Guangzhou want to adopt disable orphan
广州上百家庭争养20名孤残儿
China Youth On-line, November 16, 2004
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2004-11/16/content_988875.htm

Children – Child labour
Unveil the miserable life of child labour in Guangdong
多维详讯：广州童工地狱生涯揭秘
Chinesenewnet.com, November 17, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2004_11_16_20_18_29_114.html

Human rights
Rights seeking and social integration
范亚峰：公民维权与社会整合
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 17, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2004_11_16_18_28_14_877.html

Textbook on International Bill of Rights launched in Beijing
《国际人权法》教科书发布仪式在京举行
Legal Daily, November 17, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-11/17/content_151275.htm

Former governor says human rights in China have not reached international standard
彭定康：中国人权未达到国际标准
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 17, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_11_16_18_6_22_797.html

Protests and petitions
A chaotic brush with people who have little hope
SCMP, November 17, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOJ9GQB1E.html

Police open fire to disperse protestors against the death of a villager knocked down by a policeman
云南警察撞倒居民不道歉反开枪激起民愤
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/11/16/minfen/

Follow up on the cause of Guangdong Jieyang riots
广东揭阳榕华大桥收费站骚乱事件追踪报导
Dajiyuan.com, November 17, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/17/n720182.htm

Expert says Sichuan protestors should not be punished
专家：政府不应处理汉源抗议者
Voice of America, November 16, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=98B66293-1CF6-49EA-A57C0FC806B69811&title=%D7%A8%BC%D2%A3%BA%D5%FE%B8%AE%B2%BB%D3%A6%B4%A6%C0%ED%BA%BA%D4%B4%BF%B9%D2%E9%D5%DF%2804%C4%EA11%D4%C216%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Public health
China raises fund to deal with miners' black lung
China Daily, November 17, 2004
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/17/content_392059.htm

Resettlement – land expropriation
Fuzhou university project grabs land from thousands of farmers
福州大学城强制征地 上千农民断炊
Dajiyuan.com, November 16, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/16/n719766.htm
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