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.

Friday, September 23, 2005

September 23, 2005


News

Detention – Zhu Jiuhu (朱久虎) / Human Rights – Human rights defenders
Lawyer fighting for oil investors gets 1-year bail
SCMP, 23/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFWZD6WDE.html

Detention – Cheng Yichun (郑贻春)/ Media - Press freedom/censorship
Family shocked at Court decision giving dissident writer 7-year sentence
郑贻春网言获罪判7年 家人反应
Voice of America, 22/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-22-voa43.cfm

Disasters
Natural disaster emergency response system taking shape
Xinhuanet.com, 22/09/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/22/content_35
29211.htm


Gender - Sex workers
China sees red over sex for sale
Reuters via YahooNews.com, 22/09/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050922/
od_nm/china_red_dc_1


Labor - Work safety / conditions
Guangdong government shames factories forcing workers do long hours and delay wage payment
广东血汗工厂被公开谴责 恶意欠薪超时加班
YahooNew.com (China), 23/09/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/050922/1462/2f54y.html

Law - Juvenile justice
Improving Juvenile justice system needed
法评:少年司法制度亟待完善
People's Daily, 23/09/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3721184.html

Media - Internet
Online Chinese forum blocks rural democracy, migrant worker debates
Interfax China via China Digital News,22/09/2005
http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.asp?aid=5987&slug=BBS

Media
Public opinion on blocking presence of foreign media in China
听众评中共阻海外媒体入境
Voice of America, 22/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-22-voa54.cfm

Politics - Political reforms/ Human Rights - Bilateral ties
Sino-US tensions increase as US publicly criticize China's one-party rule ideology
中國評論﹕美國擺明遏制中國
Ming Pao, 23/09/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050923/caf1.htm

US told it must respect China's political path
SCMP, 23/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGW5G6WDE.html

Protests and Petitions
Five more people quit impeachment committee of Taishi Village
太 石 村 5 罷 免 委 員 請 辭
Apple Daily, 23/09/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
sec_id=15335&iss_id=20050923&art_id=5249638
249638

Taishi Village election show the quest for democracy in the country
太石村选举 中国民主橱窗
Dajiyuan.com, 23/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/23/n1061646.htm

Protests and Petitions / Corruption
Thousand petitioners sign open letter to Hu Jintao
中国上千名上访人联名上书胡锦涛
Voice of America, 23/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-22-voa28.cfm

Public Health - Mental health
Conference reveals 40 million people suffered from serious mental illness
4000萬人患嚴重精神病
Ming Pao, 23/09/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20050923/cch1.htm

Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
Henan government offers free HIV test to 630,000
河南将对六十三万人进行免费艾滋病病毒检测
EastDay.com, 23/09/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
88254/userobject1ai1480198.html


Religion - Christianity/ Olympics
Will the 2008 Game bring hopes to Catholic Church in China?
奥运圣火将为中国天主教会带来曙光?
Chinesenewsnet.com, 22/09/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_9_22_14_43_19_369.html
tml

State Security – Terrorism / Law
Anti-Terrorism law drafted, also covering activities of financing of terrorism
中国反恐怖法草案大纲已起草 内容包括反恐融资
China News Agency, 23/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-09-23/8/629
969.shtml


Rush to complete money laundering, anti-terror laws
SCMP, 23/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBENF6WDE.html

State Security - State secrets
Past natural disaster tolls will remain in the past
SCMP, 23/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4VYD6WDE.html

Comment on the declassification of natural disasters death toll
中国公开天灾死亡人数专家评议
Voice of America, 22/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-22-voa44.cfm

Tibet
Aid programme brings sea changes to Tibet
China Daily, 23/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/23/content
_480162.htm