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, November 10, 2005

November 10, 2005

News

Education-Basic education
Senior Ministry of Education Official Announces Free Compulsory Education Plan to Reach Villages in 2010 and to Cover Entire Country by 2015
义务教育2010农村免费2015全国免费
People's Daily, 10/11/2005
http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/1053/3845865.html

Labor-Employment market and income
Fears of Unrest Put Spotlight on the Jobless
SCMP, 10/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8GKQIRFE.html

Law-Legal reform
Amendments on Administrative Procedural Law: People's Procuratorate Take Up the
Responsibility to be Plaintiff in Court Cases
行诉法修改稿:检察院列入公益诉讼第一序列原告
Legal Daily, 10/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-11/10
/content_217707.htm


Amendments to the Administrative Procedural Law an Important Breakthrough As
Judges Being Recognized With Independent Status
法官独立 突破审判行政化瓶颈
China Youth Daily, 10/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/10/content_89332.htm

Migrant Workers
China's Migrant Worker Pool Dries Up
Asia Times Online, 10/11/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business
/GK10Cb01.html


Migrant Workers/Gender
The True Picture of Wives Being Left in Villages By Migrant Workers
进农村留守妇女的现实生活 三座山压心头
People's Daily, 10/11/2005
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/3845384.html

NGOs/Environment
NGOs Unite to Protect Environment
China Daily, 10/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11
/10/content_493311.htm


Olympics/Environment
UN Environment Agency to Help China with 2008 Olympics
Xinhuanet.com, 09/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/10
/content_3758895.htm


Population-Urbanization
Urban Population Accounts for 40% of National Total
Xinhuanet.com, 09/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/0
9/content_3756413.htm


Protests and Petitions/Human Rights-Human rights defenders
Lawyer Seeks Release of Village Row Activist
SCMP, 10/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKRPNIRFE.html

Public Health
China Reports Two More Bird Flu Outbreaks, As Control Efforts Flounder
AFP via YahooNews.com, 10/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051110/wl_asia_a
fp/healthfluchina_051110032355;_ylt=AmuwWefmB
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BiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Most Young People in Rural Areas Know Little About HIV Aids, Survey Says
农村多数青少年不了解艾滋病
China Youth Daily, 10/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/10/content_89452.htm

Religion
U.S Councilors Urges Bush to Raise Concerns Over Religious Freedom in China
美议员吁布什关注中国宗教自由
Voice of America, 09/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-09-voa105.cfm

Social Security
Pension System Covers Only 15% of Population
Xinhuanet.com, 09/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/
09/content_3757690.htm


State Security-Terrorism
Muslim Terror Alert for Mainland Hotels
SCMP, 10/11/2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ0SPNIRFE.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization to Release List of Common Terrorist Targets
上合組織公布恐怖分子名單
Ming Pao, 10/11/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20051110/cac1.htm

State Security-Terrorism/Xinjiang
The Root of Islamic Terrorism in Xinjiang
剖析新疆伊斯蘭'恐怖主義'根源
BBC.com (Chinese), 09/11/2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4420
000/newsid_4422900/4422930.stm

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Tibet-Persecution
China Blacklists Tibetan Lamas Recognized by Dalai Lama
Radio Free Asia, 09/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/11
/09/tibet_lamas/