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, June 16, 2005

June 16, 2005

Top news of the day

Detention –Zhang Lin (張林)
Rights group say human rights activist Zhang Lin to face trial soon
中国人权稱著名异议人士张林近期面临审判
Chinesenewsnet, June 16, 2005
Human Rights in China (HRIC) reported that dissident writer Zhang Lin(張林), who had been detained on January 27 on his way to pay tribute to Zhao Ziyang, would face trial on June 21 with the charge of “subversion of state power and the overthrow of the socialist system under Article 105 of China’s Criminal Law”. Zhang’s comment on the lyrics of a punk rock song of a rock group Pangu was even used by the persecution as evidence for the indictment.
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/Back
Stage/2005_6_15_20_47_46_211.html




NGO / Public health – HIV Aids
China criticized of harassing Aids activists and restricting their activities in China
中国骚扰艾滋病活动人士遭批评
Voice of America, June 15, 2005
China was criticised of continuously harassing Aids activists and tightening restrictions on the work capacity of NGOs’ Aids programs in China, according to a human rights group’s report released yesterday. The group called for the authority’s genuine efforts to live up to its promises in fighting HIV/Aids in China.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-06-15-voa47.cfm





News

Bilaterals - US/China
Clinton, Kerry among senators urging China to release dissident
AFX – Asia, June 16, 2005
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=70f14084
b30594e196083eb446857207&_docnum=13&wchp=dGLzVzz-
zSkVA&_md5=ecb3bf5b5ea478e5dddc03336d217845

Gender Issues – sexual discrimination
Women workers win China’s first sexual discrimination case in Chengdu
全国首例性别歧视案在成都宣判
Boxcn.com, June 16, 2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/06/20050616
1240.shtml

Human Rights
Dissident Yuan Hongbing harassed by Chinese secret agents in Australia before
袁红冰表示在澳曾受中国特工人员骚扰
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/06/15/yuanhong
bing/

Hukao/Election
To ensure equal voting rights of people without Hukao in cities
在实践层面保障非户籍人群选举权
China Youth Daily, June 16, 2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-06/16/content_18901.htm

Labour
Rights for China's workers
San Francisco Chronicle, June 15, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/15/
BUGQ5D8EV61.DTL

Labour - Law
‘No contract does not mean no employment relationship’, according to new labour regulations
不签合同也能认定劳动关系
The Beijing News, June 16, 2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0616/12@004
709.html#

Law
Executed for murder, but 'victim' alive
SCMP, June 16, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP0MSGA9E.html

Law – legal professions
Lawyers: We are not fighting for our own rights
律师：我们不是在为自己争权利
Legal Daily, June 16, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-06/16/content_155
637.htm

Media-press freedom
China orders media silence on village clash
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, June 14, 2005
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1392159.htm

Poverty
New scheme helps city's homeless
China Daily, June 15, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/16/content
_451969.htm

Protests and petitions
Chinese officials purged after riot
China National News, June 15, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319
e9b/id/42bd3b99b5ed1242/

Public health
Nine steps set for fighting AIDS
Xinhuanet.com, June 15, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/15/content_308
9486.htm

Resettlement
Artists fight to save their village from demolition
SCMP, June 16, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBY6ZEU9E.html

Hong Kong
Democrat blames the system
SCMP, June 16, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZ5RJ4GA9E.html




North Korea
North Korean Defector Wants Bush To Pressure China
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/06/15/nkorea
_kang/

Xinjiang
Analysis of Uighurs separatist activities in Xinjiang
专家分析新疆维吾尔分离主义活动
Voice of America, June 15, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-06-15-voa40.cfm