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, August 02, 2005

August 2, 2005

Top news of the day

Protests and Petitions / Law - wrongful convictions
Beijing lawyers send in protest application to Beijing Public Security Bureau to fight for justify of a wrongfully convicted death row prisoners in Hebei
京律師申請遊行為案呼冤
Ming Pao, 02/08/2005
A group of lawyer and legal experts in Beijing sent in an application to the Public Security Bureau for organizing a protest against their discontent over Hebei government's ignorance to an alleged wrongful conviction case, in which four innocent teenagers were put in jail ten years ago. It was their third attempt to submit the protest application after being rejected twice by the police in May and June. Beijing Police has yet to respond to the application.
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050802/__cca1.htm




News

Bilaterals-Other
Japan worried about China’s growing military spending
AFP, August 2, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8Y81QUBE.html

China, Russia to launch first joint military exercises
Xinhua, August 2, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200508/02/text20050802_199815.html

Border Territories/Issues-North Korea
China proposes new draft at nuke talks
AP, August 2, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/02/content_465456.htm

Children
Center for roaming children in Beijing
流浪孩子的天使
China Youth Daily, 02/08/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-08/02/content_40482.htm

Death Penalty
Former county Party Secretary in Yunnan executed for killing mistress
杨国瞿杀死情人被执行死刑
The Beijing News, 02/08/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0802/09@023
011.html

Murderer executed in Anhui Tahan city
30元饭钱要了两条命 杀人犯在安徽太和被执行枪决
Chinesenewsnet.com, 01/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_08_01_03_55_13_584.html

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
New hopes on release of detained journalist
SCMP, 02/08/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZBNT1QUBE.html

Gender - Domestic violence
The first provincial legislation on domestic violence takes effective in Liaoning
辽宁首部反家庭暴力地方性法规今日正式施行
EastDay.com, 01/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957
/node37979/node76910/userobject1ai1303483.html

Government - Governance and accountability / Law
China to step up efforts to draft legislation for setting up an accountability system for administrative enforcement
中国加速推行行政执法责任制 各省着手制定规定
EastDay.com, 02/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node77190/userobject1ai1304929.html

Government – Elections / Corruption
Elected village chief fails to deliver the promised benefits, villagers unveil stories of the corrupted election campaign
未兑现竞选承诺 "受贿"选民掉头揭发村官贿选(图)
Xinhuanet.com, 02/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2005-08/02/content_329
5619.htm

Labor-Disasters
Over 5,000 Coal Mines to Suspend Production
Xinhua, August 2, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/137146.htm#

Labor - Trade union
First labor union for migrant workers established and succeeds in claiming 2,900 yuan late payment
全国首家农民工工会成立 三个月只讨回2900工资
YahooNew.com (China), 02/08/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050801/813/2e3av_2.html

Law - wrongful convictions (cases)
Death penalty conviction against Shaanxi peasant raise doubts on wrongful conviction: convicted or not, another victim like She Xianglin?
農民高進發被關押千日 他是又一個佘祥林?(圖)
CRI Online, 02/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/3
821/2005/08/01/1329@643449.htm

Migrant Workers - Migrant children
Don't use the right to education to control migrant population in Shenzhen
别拿孩子的受教育权要挟外来人口
China Youth Daily, 02/08/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-08/02/content_40452.htm

Olympics
2008: Olympics taste
People’s Daily Online, August 2, 2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200508/02/text20050802_199761.html

Police / Protests and Petitions
Crackdown on petitioners in Tiananmen Square
天安门广场严查外地上访人员
Radio Free Asia, 02/08/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/08/01/
shangfang/

Political Dissidents/Organizing-Detention Cases
Journalist Wu Shishen freed after more than 12 years in prison
Reporters Without Borders, August 2, 2005
http://www.rsf.org

Protests and Petitions
A Chinese City's Rage At the Rich And Powerful
Washington Post, 02/08/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2005/07/31/AR2005073101163.html

New petition law paves the path for people to have complains heard
新《信访条例》畅通信访路
Xinhuanet.com, 02/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-08/02/content_3297
913.htm

As rural unrest rises, Beijing sends stern warning
Washington Post, 01/08/2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/31/news/china.php

Lack of avenues for the disadvantaged groups to advocate their rights may invoke more social tensions
弱势群体利益诉求渠道缺失 群体性事件考验中国
YahooNew.com (China), 01/08/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050801/993/2e3ap_3.html

Legalized and institutionalized the revised petition regulations is the way forward, say legal experts
法制化、规范化是信访的必由之路
Chinesenewsnet.com, 01/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/xhw_2005_08_01_09_25_11_341.html

The government care nothing about the plights of the people, say petitioners
中国上访者：政府不关心民众疾苦
Chinesenewsnet.com, 01/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_8_1_14_28_42_461.html

Veterans in pension protest rounded up
SCMP, August 2, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZ5U1QUBE.html

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
AIDS experts: 'Mobile men with money' risky
China Daily, 02/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/02/content_
465367.htm

Public Health-Other
China mulls banning medical treatment ads
Xinhua, August 2, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/02/content_465638.htm

Two New Deaths from Pig-borne Epidemic
Xinhua, August 2, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Aug/137121.htm

China farmers ignore swine flu hygiene orders
Reuters, August 2, 2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK69061.htm

Reforms-Population Control/One-Child
Beijing population to top 15.5 mln
CRIENGLISH.com, August 2, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/02/content_3298249.htm

State Security - Spying
Be on lookout for spies, public told
SCMP, 02/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1HU1QUBE.html