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, March 07, 2005

March 8, 2005


News

Corruption
Deputy calls for anti-corruption law, independent authorities
Xinhuanet.com, March 7, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/07/content_26611
55.htm

Gender
Domestic violence and labour disputes top on 10 major women’ rights cases in Beijing
北京妇女维权十大案例:家庭暴力劳动争议居首位
EastDay.com, March 8, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node52410/userobject1ai918678.html

Gender - discrimination
Women should have the right to choose whether to retire earlier for the family
女性有权选择是否提前“回家”
Nanfang Daily, March 8, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/nfrb/A01/2005
03080024.asp

Gender – women trafficking
1,837 women saved from trafficking in Anhui in 2004
安徽：解救被拐妇女儿童1837名
Chinese Youth Online, March 7, 2005
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2005-03/07/content_1043719.htm

Domestic violence cases on the rise in Beijing
北京：家庭暴力案件呈增长趋势
China Youth Daily, March 8, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-03/08/content_1043979.htm

Gender – law / sexual harassment
New sexual harassment law will be toothless, say critics
SCMP, March 8, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU8ZJ985E.html

CPPCC adviser suggests criminalizing same-sex sexual offences
刘白驹委员建议：将同性性侵犯行为列为犯罪
Legal Daily, March 8, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-03/08/content_1936
24.htm

Government – governance and accountability
Excerpted article: the implications of taking public opinions
瞭望东方周刊：广纳贤言的背后
Xinhuanet.com, March 8, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-03/08/content_2
666414.htm

Human rights – freedom of speech / Media – internet
Featured article: from anonymous letters to internet discussion forums
杜奔放来稿：从匿名来信到网上论坛
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 7, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2005_
3_7_8_49_49_783.html

Human rights – human rights defenders
Dissident Wei Jingsheng nominated for Nobel Peace Price 2005
魏京生再次被提名为2005年诺贝尔和平奖候选人
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 8, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Topics/2005_3
_6_23_47_50_541.html

Land policy
Curbs on land use to be tightened
The Standard, March 8, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GC08Ad01.html

Media – press freedom
China's censorship begins to relax
Financial Times, March 7, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e91eb580-8f34-11d9-a70f-00000e25
11c8.html

Natural resources and energies
Authorities mull energy crisis plan
SCMP, March 8, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitech/ZZZOVXJ985E.html

Politics - NPC & CPPCC
China’s Wen spells out action to beat inequality
Financial Times, March 8, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/738ec89a-8ecc-11d9-bb12-00000e2511c8.html

'Teflon politician' perfect fit for fifth generation
SCMP, March 8, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOHKA585E.html

Jiang Zemin's career ends as China's parliament accepts final resignation
Reuters via YahooNews.com, March 8, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1530&ncid=7
31&e=1&u=/afp/20050308/wl_asia_afp/chinanpcpoliticsmilitary
jiang

Protests and petitions
Police take away 20 sit-in protestors
20名静坐抗议上访人士被警方带走
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/03/07/kangyi/

Rural issues – taxation
The important symbolic meanings of scrapping agricultural tax, says scholar
学者：中国取消农业税象征色彩重
Voice of America, March 8, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-03-07-voa35.cfm

Taiwan
China Says Aggression Against Taiwan a Last Resort
Reuters via YahooNews.com, March 8, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=7
31&e=2&u=/nm/20050308/wl_nm/china_parliament_taiwan_dc