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.

Friday, December 09, 2005

December 9, 2005

News

Corporate Social Responsibility
Fortune Top 500 Reveals Poor Records in Chinese Firms
Xinhuanet.com, December 07, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/07/content_38934
14.htm


Death Penalty / Law
China Public to Hear Appeals
Financial Times, December 09, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/71faafb4-684a-11da-bfce-0000779e23
40.html


Detention – Zhao Yan (赵岩)
中国痛批无国界记者颁奖给赵岩(China Condemns Human Rights Prize Going to Zhao Yan)
BBC.com, December 09, 2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4510000/
newsid_4512100/4512170.stm
.stm

Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
香港一万多人签名 呼吁中国释放记者程翔 (Thousands Appeal for the Release of Ching Cheong)
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 08, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_12_08_10_00_23_568.html
10_00_23
_568.html


Education / Law
义务教育不容行政垄断 (Compulsory Education Law Should not Allow for Administrative Monopoly)
Nanfang Weekend, December 08, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051208/xw/sd/2005
12080020.asp


Environment
Chemical Plants to Be Checked
China Daily, December 09, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/09/content
_501968.htm


Nightmare for Safety Troubleshooter
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQ5RAKRGE.html

Government - Governance and Accountability / Protests and Petitions
'I'm still Waiting to Be Treated Fairly'
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRTBPJRGE.html

Labor - Tangshan Mine Blast
唐山矿难井下104人?又是谎言!(Another Lie over the Number of Coal Mine Victims in Tangshan Mine Blast?)
Nanfang City News, December 09, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/A17/2005
12090210.asp


Migrant Families Counting the Cost
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZNUBPJRGE.html

Net Voices Silenced on String of Accidents
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0W9PJRGE.html

Migrant Workers
北京安全事故遇难者 八成五是外来工人 (85% of Beijing Work and Safety Accident Victims are Migrant Workers)
Chinesenewsnet.com, December 09, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_12_08_22_00_39_147.html
22_00_39
_147.html


Poverty
內地扶貧款成腐敗重災區 (Poverty Fund Becomes an Easy Target for Corruption)
Wen Wei Po, December 09, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH051209
0024&cat=002CH


Poverty
全國貧困人口反彈 (Poverty in China Rises Again: UN Report)
Wen Wei Po, December 09, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH05120900
25&cat=002CH


Protests and Petitions
人权观察:到北京上访者遭迫害 (Rights Group Criticizes China for Persecuting Petitioners)
Voice of America, December 08, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-08-voa35.cfm

Protests and Petitions – Dongzhou Protest
汕尾官员进入村通缉村民代表 (Dongzhou Official Vows to Arrest Village Representative)
Radio Free Asia, December 09, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/08/
shanwei/


Dongzhou Villager Describes Fatal Clash
SCMP, December 09, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVTBPJRGE.html

Police Seal off South China Village After Clashes
Reuters via YahooNews.com, December 09, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051209/wl_nm/rights_china
_dc_1


Protests and Petitions / Resettlement - Forceful Eviction
公安影响司法公正 强占法庭座位禁止证人进入 (Police Occupy Court Room to Block Witnesses from Attending Hearing)
Radio Free Asia, December 08, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/08/sifa/

Public Health
经济学家吴敬琏称低收入者医疗费应由政府提供 (Medical Bills of Low Income Households Should be Paid by the Government)
Xinhuanet.com, December 09, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-12/09/content_3897
028.htm


Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs / NGOs
双面艾滋妈妈("Mom of AIDS Children" - A Charity Group Warms the Hearts of AIDs Orphans)
Nanfang Weekend, December 08, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051208/xw/zmxwzt/
200512080014.asp


你不能要求所有人都肯定你” ("You Cannot Demand Recognition from Everybody")
Nanfang Weekend, December 08, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051208/xw/zmxwzt/
200512080016.asp


WTO
世贸组织香港会议及中国的作用 (WTO Meeting in Hong Kong and the Role of China)
Voice of America, December 08, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-12-08-voa67.cfm