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, April 13, 2005

April 13, 2005

Top news of the day

Human rights
White paper illustrates human rights progress
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
China published a white paper on progress in human rights in 2004 today. The paper praised government’s marked efforts in protecting human rights last year.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/13/content_2822
204.htm



News

Children
Giving children the edge in battling cars on roads
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZIPEVOY6E.html

Corruption
Corruption of grassroots officials rampant
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/13/content_2820
908.htm

Death penalty
Fujiang woman sentenced to death for murdering lover
福建武平一女子毒杀情夫沉尸水塘被判处死刑
People’s Daily, April 12, 2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3315253.html

Petitioner sentenced to death for violent protests
盐城一农妇暴力上访被判死刑
Legal Daily, April 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-04/13/content_20488
8.htm

Labour – employment market and income
Chinese factories struggle to hire
USA Today via YahooNews.com, April 12, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/4a3c24d21de99a
5c/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/

Law
Murder case puts the Chinese legal system on trial
Financial Times, April 13, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/86c3c294-abb9-11d9-893c-00000e
2511c8.html

Media – press freedom
Dismissed media studies professor Jiao Gaobiao (焦國標) criticizes China’s media censorship system
焦国标再次抨击中国新闻检查制度
Voice of America, April 12, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2005-04-12-voa87.cfm

Protests and petitions
In riot village, the government is on the run
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3NEVOY6E.html

New regulations on petitions to take effective on May 1 strictly prohibiting retributions against petitioners and protesters
新版信访条例5月1日起实施 将严惩打击报复
Xinhuanet.com, April 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-04/11/content_28141
71.htm

Rural issues
Farmers expected to increase income by 5%, say Green paper 2005 on rural economy
2005农村经济绿皮书:今年农民收入预计增长5%
EastDay.com, April 13, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node56732/userobject1ai1011717.html

Xinjiang
Terrorism 'an excuse' to suppress Muslims
SCMP, April 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZODQUOY6E.html

China Rejects Rights Groups' Charge of Muslim Repression
Voice of America, April 12, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-04-12voa122.cfm