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.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

March 23, 2005


Top news of the day

Children – child labour / industrial accidents
Retribution Feared in Shijiazhuang Case
HRIC Press release, March 22, 2005
It is reported that Premier Wen Jiabao had ordered a full investigation into the sources of reports of the deaths of five female child labour in a factory in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. This generates fears of retributions from local authorities as families of the victims are set to sue the Ministry of Labour.
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=2
1054&item%5fid=21053

Media – press freedom
Rules tighten the leash on reporters
SCMP, March 23, 2005
The Chinese government has announced a new set of regulations to tighten control of the management of journalists, claiming to prevent fabrication of news stories and corruption.
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZRFE1M6E.html

News

Corruption
Ex-party chief admits taking cash for careers
SCMP, March 22, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3SFE1M6E.html

Death penalty
Death penalty debate 10 years too late for Nie Shubin
Financial Times, March 23, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f77b9508-9b41-11d9-af0f-00000e2511c8.html

Detention – Jiang Yanyong (蔣彥永)
Dr Jiang Yanyong freed from "double regulations"
China Information Centre via ChinaDigitalNews.com, March 22, 2005
http://www.cicus.org/news/newsdetail.php?id=4249

Government – governance and accountability
Only 50 out of 5,000 yuan poverty relief funds reach the hands of poor farmers
扶 貧 5000 元 　 農 民 到 手 僅 50
Apple Daily, March 23, 2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?sec_
id=15335&showdate=20050323&art_id=4757725

June 4th – EU arms ban
Solana to mediate in China arms ban dispute
Financial Times, March 23, 2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/5a4b817c-9b40-11d9-af0f-00000e25
11c8.html

Natural resources / energies – Water
300 mln rural Chinese lack clean drinking water
Xinhuanet.com, March 22, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/22/content_2731
005.htm

China to step up water resource protection
People’s Daily, March 22, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/22/eng20050322_
177791.html

Protests and petitions
Massive Upheaval Likely in China: Veteran Dissident Liu Binyan
SCMP, March 21, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/03/21/china_liubinyan/

Public health – HIV Aids
Provinces' mandatory HIV tests worry UN
SCMP, March 23, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7SFE1M6E.html
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