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.

Monday, September 05, 2005

September 3-5, 2005

News

Death Penalty
Drug trafficking family sentenced to death in Yunnan
云南一家庭全家五口人贩毒 四人被判死刑
People's Daily, 04/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42733/3666220.html

Flesh-eating brothers given death sentences
食人内脏两兄弟被判死刑
The Beijing News, 04/09/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/0904/11@0129
48.html


Environment / Economic Development
Sustainable development vital to nation
China Daily, 05/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/05/content
_474957.htm


Gender - Gender equality
Gender equality: the changing perception on gender roles in China
男女平等:性别的博弈
China Youth Daily, 05/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/05/content_59250.htm

Human Rights / UN
Changes on rights, but more work to do
SCMP, 05/09/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZXKU6D5DE.html

Human Rights - Bilateral ties
The 8th China-EU conference begins today
第八次中欧峰会今日举行
Xinhuanet.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2005-09/05/content_3444955.htm

China Must Set Timetable to Sign Human Rights Deal, U.K. Says
Bloomberg.com, 02/09/2005
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid
=aq.gEataoQco



Groups urge tough questions for Hu
The Seattle Times, 03/09/2005
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/faithvalues/2002468
658_falungong03m.html?syndication=rss
&source=seattletime
s.xml&items=152


Law - Legal reform
World's legal professionals gather for Beijing congress
Xinhuanet.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/05/content_344
3963.htm


Media
2005: Challenges & Opportunities
San Francisco Examiner, 01/09/2005
http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/09/02/columnists/
challenges_and_opportunities/2005090
2_co03_challengesand
opps.txt


NGOs
Greenpeace takes soft line in China
Financial Times, 05/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6ef8b450-1da9-11da-b40b-00000e
2511c8.html


Politics
Sino-US relations in trouble as Hu cancels US trip
香港政评家:胡锦涛未访美 中美关系出问题
Dajiyuan.com, 05/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/5/n1041842.htm

An able but austere leader
Financial Times, 03/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/8c1c78da-1c16-11da-9342-00000e2
511c8.html


Protests and Petitions / Police
Petitioners taken away at Tiananmen Square on the 60th anniversary of war victory
日投降60周年 天安门戒严访民被抓
Dajiyuan.com, 05/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/5/n1041742.htm

Protests and Petitions / Government - Governance and accountability
Liu Xiaobo: Gandhi-style protest in China - some reflections from hunger strikes of Taishi villagers
刘晓波:甘地式非暴力反抗的微缩中国版—有感于太石村村民的接力绝食抗议
Peacehall, 04/09/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/09/200509
040411.shtml


Protests and Petitions / Police
Petition urges investigation into protesters' complaints
SCMP, 04/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZH9T6D5DE.html

Villagers' protests persist despite detentions
SCMP, 03/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7R26C2DE.html


Public Health / Government - Governance and accountability
Public criticize internal evaluation report on Beijing medical system too reserved in pin-pointing the problems
公众批评北京医疗系统内部检查避重就轻
Xinhuanet.com, 05/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-09/05/content
_3443552.htm


China hold health care reform conference in December to set directions for deepening reform efforts
中国医改论坛12月举行将解读医改政策走向
Xinhuanet.com, 03/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-09/03/content_
3434171.htm


Healthcare expert concerns government's persistence negligence over peasants and the poor's needs of health care services
专家关注中国医疗忽视农民与穷人
Voice of America, 04/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-04-voa18.cfm

Public Health - Mental health/ Law - Legal reform
Drafting of mental health regulations finished
精神卫生法已起草完成
Legal Daily, 05/09/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-09/05/content_190
464.htm


Public health /Police - RTL
Pioneering centre gives patients hope
SCMP, 05/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWBV6D5DE.html

Rural Issues
Village heads discuss building of harmonious rural communities
Xinhuanet.com, 03/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/03/content
_3439847.htm