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.

Thursday, September 29, 2005

September 29, 2005

Top News of the Day

Religion – Christianity / Police - RTL
Church leader released after spending two years in reeducation through labor camp
中国一基督教家庭教会领袖获释
Voice of America, 28/09/2005
Zhang Yinan (鄭義南), the 47-year-old prominent activist in China's underground Protestant church, was released from a labor camp on September 25, after serving a two-year sentence in a re-education through labour camp near the central China city of Zhengzhou. Zhang was sentenced in 2003 without trial on the charge of attempting to subvert China's government and political system. Police confiscated Zhang's identification card, restricting him from traveling.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-28-voa44.cfm


News

Children - Child labour / Education - Basic education
Right to access to basic education is the key to help child labor to get a better future
童工的出路在于兑现义务教育的权利
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71299.htm

Death Penalty / Law - wrongful convictions
Concerns Grow Over Executions in China
Los Angeles Times, 29/09/2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china
death28sep28,1,5399587.story?coll=la-headlines-world&ctrack
=1&cset=true
chinadeath28sep28,1,5399587.story?coll=la-head
lines-world&ctrack=1&cset=true


Human Rights - Human rights defenders – Guo Feihong (郭飞鸿)
Guo Feihong meets his lawyer for the first time since detention
郭飞雄被捕后首次会见律师
voice of America via Dajiyuan.com, 29/09/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/9/29/n1068640.htm

Protests and Petitions / Government - Elections
Hunger strike leaves Taishi rights activist ill
SCMP, 29/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7YRQG3EE.html

Detention – Cheng Yichun (郑贻春)
Cheng Yichun meets his lawyer to file an appeal
郑贻春与上诉律师高智晟首次面谈
Radio Free Asia, 28/09/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/09/28/
ZhengYichun/


Food Security - GM Food
Genetically modified rice set for go-ahead
China Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/29/content
_481710.htm


Government - Governance and accountability
Black marks for all in audit of ministries
SCMP, 29/09/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZXMMQG3EE.html

Law - Court system / Resettlement - Forceful eviction
Courts should not interfere in eviction cases
人民法庭不得参与拆迁
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71394.htm

Law - Legal reform
Supreme People's Court highlights 6 major areas in legal reform
最高检着力推进司法体制改革 提出六大任务
People's Daily, 29/09/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/3734577.html

Media - Internet
China: End Censorship of Internet
Reuters Alert Net, 29/09/2005
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/d04f251c81
860f30ccd515681ee41ab9.htm
htm

Media - Press freedom/censorship
China politics: Cracking down on the media
The Economist Intelligence Unit, 28/09/2005
http://www.viewswire.com/index.asp?layout=display_article&doc
_id=1449450330


Rights group condemns China of shutting down newspapers reporting on mining scandals
人权组织谴责中国令河南商报停刊
Voice of America, 28/09/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-09-28-voa73.cfm

Migrant Workers - Work conditions and payment
Expert: 40% of unreasonable wage rates for migrant workers due to discrimination
专家:农民工收入不合理 人为歧视因素占近四成
China News Agency, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2005-09-27/8/
631789.shtml


Police
Attacks on police increase
China Daily, 29/09/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/29/content
_481716.htm


Public Health
China cuts drug prices to allay fears over health system
Financial Times, 29/09/2005
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/94f1c21c-307f-11da-ba9f-00000e25
11c8.html


Why there is room for 40% cut of drug price?
发改委解释为何药价有40%的降价空间
China Youth Daily, 29/09/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-09/29/content_71259.htm