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, November 22, 2005

November 22, 2005

Top News of the Day

UN / Human Rights
U.N. Torture Investigator Arrives in China
AP via YahooNews.com, 22/11/2005
The U.N. Human Rights Commission's special investigator Manfred Nowak has arrived in China to investigate the country's human rights situation. The inspection, the first one since about a decade ago, has been deferred for more than a year, because Chinese authorities and the U.N. delegate could not agree on arrangements such as whether unannounced visits to prisons should be allowed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051121/ap_on_re_as/china_un_
torture_2



News

Children - Child Labor
童工工伤鉴定遭遇困境 (Injured Child Worker Can't Prove His Case)
China Youth Daily, 22/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/22/content_94933.htm

Corporate Social Responsibility
'CSR' Will Not Be Delivered by Businesses Alone
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/287PHPSESSID
=817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Death Penalty
一对同居者相约殉情 未婚夫幸存却被判死刑(Death Penalty for Lover Who Survived Suicide Attempt)
Legal Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/22/content_222
843.htm

Murderer of Chinese Girl Student Appears in Court to Appeal
Xinhuanet.com, 21/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/21/content_3814
448.htm

Education
Rural Training Schemes Reap Mixed Results
SCMP, 22/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6IGP58GE.html

Education - Basic Education
2010年基本普及高中教育 (Junior High School Graduates to Increase to 20 Million by 2010)
Beijing Youth Daily, 22/11/2005
http://china.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=6859903

Environment / Public Health
广东翁源癌症村调查：250多人因污染死亡 (Tainted Water Source Said to be Linked to Over 250 Cancer Deaths in Guangdong Village)
YahooNew.com (China), 18/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051118/1341/2g4p7.html

Gender
预防性骚扰等问题 深圳启动中国首个“性基金” (Fund Launched to Educate Public on Sexual Harassment)
YahooNew.com (China), 22/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051122/530/2g6lk.html

Hukou
户籍改革受阻地方政府 背后利益是问题根本 (Authorities Silent on Hukou Reform)
Xinhuanet.com,22/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/22/content_38148
09.htm

Human Rights
北京异议人士刘晓波被公安带去“喝茶” (Beijing Dissident Liu Xiaobo Taken for a "Drink" by Officers)
Radio Free Asia, 21/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/21/liu/

Shengzhi Closed Down After Making Human Rights Stand
The Lawyer, 21/11/2005
http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=117704&d=122&h
=24&f=46

Human Rights - Bilateral Ties
Chinese Leader Gives Bush a Mixed Message
New York Times, 21/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/21/international/asia/21prex
y.html?n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20
Territories%2fChinaInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territo
ries%2fChina

Law - Court System
陪审为何成“陪衬” (Concerns Raised Over Quality of People's Juries)
Legal Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/22/content_2228
46.htm

Media - Internet
Chinese Internet Users Finding Political Voice Online
IDG News Service, 21/11/2005
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/051121chinapolitics/

People's Daily Advocates Patriotism
Xinhuanet.com, 21/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/20/content_3809
411.htm

Radio Free Asia Broadcasts to Expand Freedom
The Washington Times, 21/11/2005
http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051121-1
11234-8446r

NGOs
Muted Launch for Civil Society Research Centre
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/276PHPSESSID=
817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Green NGO Catalyses New Farmers' Group in Chongqing
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/270PHPSESSID=81
7a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Politics / June 4th
Cautiously, China Honors Leader Linked to Tiananmen Unrest
New York Times, 19/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/19/international/asia/19china.
html?n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%
20Territories%2fChinaInternational%2fCountries%20and%20
Territories%2fChina

Population - Aging Population
140 mln Elders Need Social Assistance
Xinhuanet.com, 20/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/20/content_38
09393.htm

Protests and Petitions / Labor
重庆工人维权活动人士施晓渝获释 (Chongqing Labor Activist Released)
Voice of America, 21/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-21-voa42.cfm

Public Health
Firm Wins Patent for Trailblazing Cancer Drug
SCMP, 22/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEIKL78GE.html

广东施行孕产妇死亡病例24小时内必须上报制度 (Guangdong Hospitals Required to Report Pregnancy-Related Deaths Within 24 Hours)
EastDay.com, 22/11/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
101470/userobject1ai1664745.html4745.html

Public Health – HIV AIDS
UN Says China Slow to Fight AIDS, Praises Thailand
AFX, 21/11/2005
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/11/21/afx23
47527.html

Xinjiang Group Incubates Student AIDS Prevention Network
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/274PHPSESSI
D=817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Religion - Christianity
中国释放被非法关押家庭教会领袖 (China Releases House Church Leaders After a Month of Illegal Detention)
Voice of America, 21/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-21-voa52.cfm

Social Security / Corporate Social Responsibility
Policy Incentives Urged for Charitable Activities
China Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/22/content
_496878.htm

Social Security / Rural Issues
农民最低生活保障制度将建立 救助对象超1亿 (Social Security Planned for 100 Million Poor)
Xinhuanet.com, 22/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/22/content_381
4959.htm