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, May 25, 2005

May 25, 2005

News

Children / Rural issues
Phenomena of “Orphan” in villages rampant
中国农村“留守儿童”牵动各界关注
Xinhuanet.com, May 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-05/25/content_
2998912.htm


Detention – Shi Tao (师涛)
Jailed journalist Shitao to be represented by Mo Shaoping in second trial
莫少平律师为记者师涛二审辩护
Voice of America, May 24, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-05-24-voa69.cfm

Environment – Water
Peasants suffer as long Hainan drought drags on
The Standard, May 25, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GE25Ad08.html

Gender
China's dangerous sexual ignorance
BBC, May 24, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4572859.stm

Gender - Marriage
Divorce cases hit 1 million as extramarital affairs get popular
中国流行婚外情离婚案破百万
Oriental Daily via chinesenewsnet.com, May 25, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/
2005_5_24_16_56_38_126.html


Labour
Shaanxi to protect unemployed workers
China Daily, May 25, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/25/content
_445503.htm


Labour - Employment market and income
South China factories short of workers
China Daily, May 25, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/25/content
_445545.htm


Law
Lost of right: right to defence in Chinese courts
遗落的权利
Legal Daily, May 25, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-05/25/content_13
8968.htm


Law – legal professions
Is prosecutors and lawyers born to be enemy?
检察官与律师 天生是冤家?
Legal Daily, May 25, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-05/25/content_138
970.htm


Media-Internet
Death by a Thousand Blogs
The New York Times, May 24, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/24/opinion/24kristoff.html

1,041 words banned on internet in China
何山:中国1041个被禁止的网络词汇
Chinesenewsne.comt, May 25, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2005
_5_24_19_18_34_140.html


Population Policies
Only 4 coordinators assigned to a populated migrant workers village with 30,000 people in Beijing
北京流动人口第一村调查:3万人口仅4个协管员
EastDay.com, May 25, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node379
57/node37979/node63610/userobject1ai1124363.html