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.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

August 23, 2005

News

Corruption
Common in China, Kickbacks Create Trouble for U.S. Companies at Home
Washington Post, 22/08/2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/
08/21/AR2005082101068.html


Economic Development
Price controls blamed for China's ailments
Financial Times, 23/08/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/5fcfd58c-132f-11da-beee-00000e
2511c8.html


Education / Law
Some fundamental problems should be addressed in the revision of the Free Education Law
修订《义务教育法》应回答一些根本性问题
China Youth Daily, 23/08/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-08/23/content_52617.htm

Human Rights
Special Rapporteur On Torture To Visit China
UN Press Release, 22/08/ 2005
http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/torture/rapporteur/ind
ex.htm


Labor-Other
China takes measures to curb coalmine accidents
China Daily, 23/08/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/23/cont
ent_471556.htm


Law - Legal reform
31 provincial governments to adopt new system to ensure Administrative Order ("Red Head Document") issued by local governments in line with laws
31个省级政府建立制度 红头文件不能与国法违背
EastDay.com, 23/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node81679/userobject1
ai1371365.html

Excerpted article: Hindrances to judicial reforms in China
百姓杂志:中国司法之病
Peacehall, 23/08/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/08/200508221
637.shtml


Law - Legal rights / Police
Hunan lawyer wins lawsuit against Public Security Bureau who do not allow the lawyer to meet a detained suspect
湖南一律师告赢公安局
China Youth Daily, 23/08/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-08/23/content_52627.htm

Media-Internet
Cyber-dissident Ma Yalian released on completing sentence
Reporters Sans Frontières, 22/08/ 2005
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9703

Media - Press freedom/censorship
China probes Star TV linked company
Financial Times, 23/08/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/969fb314-131d-11da-beee-00000e25
11c8.html


Media ordered to keep silent on oil shortages to ease possible social unrest
北京恐油荒影響穩定宣傳部門下令封口
Asia Times Online, 22/08/2005
http://www.atchinese.com/index.php?option=com_content&task
=view&id=5620&Itemid=28


Multilateral
FM: UN reform should consider concerns of developing countries
Xinhua, 23/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/22/content_3389
417.htm


Police
Convicted policemen go free and back on beat
China Daily, 23/08/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/23/content
_471344.htm


Police winning battle for Shenzhen streets
SCMP, 23/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ73CVWOCE.html

Protests and Petitions / Labor
Blood will flow, warn mine bosses
SCMP, 23/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7Z4WWOCE.html

Protesters detained
SCMP, 23/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2QEYWOCE.html

Protests and Petitions / UN
Hundreds of petitioners sign petition letter to UN High Commissioner to raise concern over human rights abuse in China
中国公民公开信呼吁UN关注人权
Voice of America, 22/08/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-08-22-voa31.cfm

Public Health
Medical institutions should place greater concerns on public interest not profit-making, says expert
专家称医疗机构应注重公益性而非营利性
EastDay.com, 23/08/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/
node37957/node37979/node81679/userobject1
ai1371325.html

China to ratify framework convention on tobacco control
China Daily, 23/08/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/23/content
_471557.htm


Public Health-AIDS/HIV
Healthcare falls short, Chinese tell leaders
International Herald Tribune, 20/08/2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/19/news/china.php

Resettlement - Forceful eviction / Law
Misunderstanding to the judicial interpretation that Court no longer hearing forceful eviction case, a judge explains
最高法叫停地方法院介入强拆始末
The Beijing News, 23/08/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0823/10@01
1658.html


Xinjiang
Three workers killed by poisonous gas in sewage plant in Xinjiang
China Daily, 23/08/2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/23/cont
ent_471584.htm