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, July 27, 2005

July 27, 2005

Top news of the day

Detention – Zheng Yichun (鄭貽春)
Dissident charged with endangering state security waiting for court ruling
异议人士郑贻春重审后等待判决
Dajiyuan.com, 26/07/2005
Liaoning court would decide on the verdict of Liaoning dissident Zheng Yichun (鄭貽春), who was charged with endangering state security in a few days.
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/7/26/n998601.htm


News

Border Territories/Issues-Taiwan
Chen goes on attack in speech to Japan
SCMP, July 27, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ06H0SFBE.html

Death Penalty
Driver sentenced to death for knock-down 5 kids and ordered to give compensation of 300,000 yuan
开车撞死5儿童被判死刑赔30万
Legal Daily, 27/07/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-07/27/content_17
3217.htm


Police Officer Sentenced to Death for Drug Trafficking
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136441.htm#

Environment-Natural Resources
Excessive Use of Ground Water Causes Trouble in N. China
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/China/136438.htm

China halts 32 illegal power projects threatening environment
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_327
4258.htm


Human Rights
Chinese dissidents beaten to death, defector tells hearing
Sydney Morning Herald, July 27, 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/chinese-dissidents-beaten
-to-death-defector-tells-hearing/2005/07/26/1122143845688.ht
ml?oneclick=true


Government - Elections
Guangdong establishes election observer system to monitor fairness of village committee election
广东首创村委会选举观察员制 推倒重来32宗选举
Xinhuanet.com, 27/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-07/27/content
_3273195.htm


Government – Civil Services
Low income for grassroots level officials create barriers to improve local governance
收入低正在阻碍年轻人下基层
China Youth Daily, 27/07/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-07/27/content_37414.htm

Labor-Disasters
Coal mine gas blast kills 14 in SW China
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_3274
333.htm


Death toll rises to 9 in E. China chemical plant blast
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_3274
323.htm


Law
3% of China's departmental regulations show various problems and 89 failed at State Legal Office’s review
去年中国3%的法规规章存在问题 89件未过审查关
Chinesenewsnet.com, 27/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Ma
inland/zxs_2005-07-27_604610.shtml


Government sues three government officials for power abuse
最高检公布刑讯逼供等3起严重侵犯人权犯罪案
Chinesenewsnet.com,26/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/xhw_2005_07_26_22_55_15


National prosecutors handle over 6300 cases of civil rights violations last year
中国检察机关一年来查办侵犯人权重点案6300多件
Chinesenewsnet.com, 26/07/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/zxs_2005-07-27_604508.shtml


Migrant workers / Hukou
No delay in protecting migrants' right by law as migrant population reached 140 million
我国流动人口已超过1.4亿 立法维权刻不容缓
People's Daily, 27/07/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3571567.html

Olympics
Beijing Olympics ushers in 9th partner
China Daily, July 27, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/27/content
_463645.htm


UPS selected as logistics, express delivery sponsor of 2008 Olympics
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_3274
133.htm


Protests and petitions
Dozens injured as police, farmers clash in China
Reuters via YahooNews.com (Asia Section), 27/07/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050727/wl_nm/china_clash_
dc/nc:731;_ylt=AlhpIv45ve3HibaPCpLX


Public Health
Province tightens supervision on medicines
China Daily, 25/07/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/25/content
_462920.htm


Pig-borne disease claims five more lives
SCMP, July 27, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMC60SFBE.html

No drug for disease as death toll hits 24
China Daily, July 27, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/27/cont
ent_463597.htm


Reforms-Corruption
Beijing accelerates drive to prosecute police who use torture
AFP, July 27, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMLRKXMBE.html

China Fights Against Dereliction of Duty
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://china.org.cn/english/2005/Jul/136314.htm

Reforms-Military
Report: China working on anti-satellite systems
Space.com, USA Today, July 27, 2005
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-07-27-
china-satellites_x.htm


China strengthens protection of military facilities
Xinhua, July 27, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/27/content_3274
306.htm


Resettlement
The cover-up of demolition and resettlement in practice
[关注]拆迁办干部自曝拆迁黑幕
The Beijing News,27/07/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0726/05@030
826.html


Rural Issues-Poverty
Dozens hurt as police, farmers clash in China
Reuters, July 27, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050727/
wl_nm/china_clash_dc_3


Society – Ethnic Minority
Ethnic region experiments with democratic election
Xinhuanet.com, 27/07/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/26/content_3269
634.htm


Society - Suicides
Suicide the major cause of death amongst the 20-25 age group
自杀是中国20-35岁人群中第一死亡原因
Radio Free Asia, 25/07/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/07/25/zisha/

Xinjiang
Uyghur Officials Say Family Planning, Religious Strife Behind Death of Communist Official
Radio Free Asia, 27/07/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/07/26/uyghur_killings/