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 24, 2005

November 24, 2005


Top News of the Day


Environment – Water
Water Crisis Shows China's Pollution Risks
New York Times, 24/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/international
/asia/24china.html
The widespread water contamination in Harbin, which has prompted the authorities to halt water supplies for the province, has once again exposed the imminent threat of pollution to residents in China, as well as a lack of confidence in governance because of delayed responses and possible cover-ups in coping with emergencies.

News

Children
湖南福利院贩婴 800元买入3万元卖出 (Hunan Orphanage Reportedly Involved in Baby Sale)
Dajiyuan.com, 24/11/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/24/n1131067.htm
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UN, WHO Take Part in Anti-Drowning Summit
SCMP, 24/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCINP58GE.html

Death Penalty
北京首例因危害公共安全判处死刑的罪犯伏法 (Beijing's First Execution for Crime of Endangering Public Safety)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-11/24/content_
3826659.htm

死刑复核任重道远 (Review of Death Row Cases Important)
Legal Daily, 24/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/24/content_
224334.htm

Environment - Jilin Water Crisis
Fudging on Leak Let Rumours Fuel the Fears
SCMP, 24/11/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZBEWL78GE.html

China Braces for Wave of River Pollution
New York Times, 24/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/international/asia/
24china.html

Toxic Slick Reaches Chinese City
YahooNew.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051124/wl_nm/china_water
_dc;_ylt=AjwLpxA90CJmkQlsiR_jox0Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBj
MHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

Residents Flee Chinese City as Taps Go Dry Over Water Poisoning Scare
Voice of America, 24/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-11-23-voa23.cfm

'Serious Pollution' of River After Blast Finally Admitted
SCMP, 24/11/2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ0JNP58GE.html

Environment - Pollution
China Mulls Tax on Disposable Products
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/24/content_3827266.htm

China Sets Target for Environmental Protection of Coming Five Years, 15 Years
People's Daily, 24/11/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/24/eng20051124
_223520.html

Gender
司法介入家庭暴力依然棘手 (Domestic Violence Cases Still a Thorny Issue for Courts)
Legal Daily, 24/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/24/content_
224360.htm

Government/ Law
“十一五”期间我国行政体制改革重要而紧迫 (Administrative Reforms Urgent and Important for China's 11th Five-Year Plan)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/23/content_
3824261.htm

政府体制改革是“十一五规划”的重点 (Administrative Reform is the Crux of China's 11th Five-Year Plan)
Radio Free Asia, 24/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/23/11.5/

Hukou
取消户口界限的合宪性分析 (Constitutional Analysis on Abolishment of Hukou System)
Legal Daily, 24/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/24/content_
224327.htm

公安部户籍改革意见将明朗 专家：要大户籍改革 (Public Security Split on Hukou Reform)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-11/24/content_
3827013.htm

Law
最高法院派出17个检查组检查“公正执法”情况 (17 Teams Dispatched from Supreme Court to Investigate “Fairness in Law Enforcement” Nationwide)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2005-11/23/content_
3824247.htm

Media
国际新闻自由奖举行颁奖仪式 中国记者师涛获奖 (Jailed Journalist Shi Tao Wins Press Award)
Radio Free Asia, 23/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/23
/xinwen/

Police
未立案就非法拘禁 两名民警受审 (Two Officers Tried for Illegal Detention)
Legal Daily, 24/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/24/content_
224317.htm

Protests and Petitions
维权律师抗议警察跟踪 (Activist Lawyer Protests Being Tailed by Police)
Ming Pao, 24/11/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm

民工对峙 北京警察持冲锋枪上阵 (Migrant Workers in Standoff with Beijing Police During Protest)
Dajiyuan.com, 24/11/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/11/24/n1130828.htm

Public Health - HIV AIDS
中国落实抗艾滋蔓延承诺进展缓慢 (China Lags Behind in AIDS Treatment)
Voice of America, 24/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-23-voa31.cfm

湖南发布艾滋病治疗生活报告 仅2%的人接受治疗 (Only 2 Percent of HIV Patients Receiving Treatment in Hunan)
EastDay.com, 24/11/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node101720/userobject1ai167
0349.html

Rural Issues - Taxation
中国已明确免征农业税的省份达28个 8亿农民受益 (Rural Tax Waived for 800 Million Farmers)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/23/content_
3823945.htm

Social Security
养老保险新规将出台 基础养老月缴标准上调10% (New Pension Allowances to Rise by 10 Percent)
Xinhuanet.com, 24/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/24/content_
3827686.htm

讨论：中国计划建立农民最低生活保障制度 (Commentary on Plan to Set Up Social Security System for Rural Poor)
Radio Free Asia, 23/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/23/dibao/