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, September 22, 2005

September 22, 2005


Top News of the Day

Death Penalty
Chief of Inner Mongolia Public Security Bureau executed for killing mistress
呼和浩特杀死情妇的公安局长梁冠中今日伏法/
Xinhuanet.com, 22/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-09/22/content_3525
875.htm


Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔) / State Security - Spying
Information mistaken: Ching's commentary on Sino-Russian agreement on border issues bases on facts, should not be counted as state secrets
勿把下載當機密
The Hong Kong Economic Journal, Page 19, 22/09/2005

Detention – Zhu Jiuhu (朱久虎) / Human rights – Human rights defenders
Zhu Jiuhu keeps silence during the bail period
朱久虎律师取保候审不能接受采访
Radio Free Asia via Dajiyuan, 22/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/22/n1060733.htm

Education / Poverty - Rural poverty
High tuition fees drive mother to suicide
China Daily, 22/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/22/content
_479808.htm


Government - Civil service
Chinese leader stresses importance of Law on Civil Servants
People's Daily, 22/09/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200509/22/eng20050922_20
9997.html


Government - Governance and accountability
Public called on to report officials with mine shares
SCMP, 22/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZKMLYUDE.html

Human Rights / Police
Shanghai dissident freed, but still under surveillance
上海异议人士姚振祥获释 仍受监控
Dajiyuan.com, 22/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/22/n1060740.htm

Labor - Work safety / conditions
Heavy hand to tighten control of mine sector
Xinhuanet.com, 22/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/22/content_3524
917.htm


Labor - Protests / SOEs
Liaoning steel workers stage protest against company bankruptcy
重庆特钢风波稍平,辽宁鞍钢工人示威
Radio Free Asia, 21/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/21/chon
gqing/


Labor – Protests / Labor - Industrial accidents
Workers suffered from silicosis seek justice through Hong Kong Labor Union
大陆矽肺病工人赴港维权
Radio Free Asia, 21/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/21/xifei/

Media - Internet
China's model for a censored Internet
The Christian Science Monitor, 22/09/2005
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0922/p01s02-woap.html

A Cooler Look at Yahoo in China
Business Week Online via YahooNews.com, 21/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20050921/bs_bw/nf200509219
883db065


Media - Press freedom/censorship
Excerpted magazine article on Huang Jingao's corruption case removed from website
被大陆网站删除的黄金高案始末
Dajiyuan.com, 21/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/21/n1060397.htm

Media – Internet / Media - Press freedom/censorship
Press Freedom Group Publishes Cyber-Dissident Handbook
Radio Free Asia, 20/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/technology/2005/09/20/
us_rsf/


Migrant Workers
Respecting rights of migrant workers
China Daily, 20/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/20/content
_479267.htm


Olympics / Media
First TV deal signed for 2008 Olympics
China Daily, 22/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/22/content
_479830.htm


Politics - Political reforms / Human Rights - Bilateral ties
U.S.: One-Party System in China Can't Last
AP via YahooNews.com, 21/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/
20050922/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_china_2


Population - One-child policy / Government - Governance and accountability
Officials fired for forced abortions
Xinhuanet.com, 21/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/21/content_352
1235.htm


Protests and Petitions / Politics - NPC/CPCC
NPC Petitions Unit gives priority in investigating 3 types of petitions
全国人大信访局:将重点督办督查3类信访交办件
EastDay.com 22/09/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
87950/userobject1ai1476704.html


Protests and Petitions
Audit report disappoints Taishi villagers
太石村民对政府公布的财务报告失望
Radio Free Asia, 21/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/21/taishi/

Survey: only 2 out of 1000 petitioners have their complaints resolved
仅千分之二中国上访者能解决问题
Voice of America, 21/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-21-voa23.cfm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
Aids project targets pregnant women
SCMP, 22/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4DNLYUDE.html

Young HIV victims must not be forgotten
China Daily, 22/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/22/content
_479824.htm


Resettlement - Forceful eviction / Law
Yunnan High Court rules in favor of villagers over illegal land grab dispute, village officials ordered to give compensations
村干部违法抵押土地 法院判决帮农民追回失地
People's Daily, 21/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3715989.html

Rural Issues - rural development
Wen Jiabao's idea of "let the people govern the township" prompts renewed attentions of scholars on a new around of political reform
温家宝谈乡镇管理引起学者议论
Voice of America, 22/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-21-voa48.cfm

Society – Drug
Drug abuses become a big problem in cities, says Ministry of Public Security
中国城市吸毒问题日趋严重
Voice of America,21/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-21-voa39.cfm

Society - Ethnic minority / Gender
The Chinese region with women in charge
BBC.com, 18/09/2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4252552.stm

Hong Kong
Hu backs reform plan
The Standard, 22/09/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=12&
art_id=1867&sid=4682532&con_type=1&d_str=20050922
=1&d
_str=20050922