HRIC Daily News Brief for October 7, 2005
News
Corporate Social Responsibility / Human Rights
Do corporate companies have responsibility in respecting human rights and environmental protection?
人权、环保是企业应担的社会责任吗？
People's Daily, 05/10/2005
http://theory.people.com.cn/GB/40555/3744933.html
Death Penalty
Guizhou mining bureau chief sentenced to death for embezzling 7 million public fund
贵州兴仁原煤炭局长贪污挪用700余万被判死刑
EastDay.com, 07/10/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node90
988/userobject1ai1517835.html835.html
Experts comment on returning the power of death penalty review to Supreme People's Court
专家评议中国高院收回死刑复核权
Voice of America, 06/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-06-voa41.cfm
Environment
China improves enforcement of Environmental Laws
Xinhuanet.com, 06/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/06/content_358
6956.htm
Human Rights - Human rights defenders
Shania oil field investors call for the release of detained representative
陕西民营石油投资者呼吁释放维权代表冯秉先
Radio Free Asia, 07/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/06/fengbin
gxian/
Labor - Protests
Protesters demand freedom for leaders
SCMP, 07/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJS6TXEEE.html
Law - Legal profession
Chinese lawyers, how far they can go?
律师在中国能做多少事
Chinesenewsnet.com, 05/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/Back
Stage/2005_10_5_23_49_46_739.html_46_739.html
Media - Internet
Beijing takes aim at loggers
SCMP, 07/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZTEDTXEEE.html
Censors close website of pro-Taishi professor
SCMP, 07/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAKBQXEEE.html
Politics / Law
A strategic move towards social harmony
Xinhuanet.com, 06/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/06/content_358
6463.htm
Protests and Petitions /Land
Shawnee villagers stage protest against village officials' illegal land sales
汕尾村官私自卖地 村民大规模维权
Radio Free Asia 06/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/10/06/sha
nwei/
Protests and Petitions
Taishi Incident: Central government should support grassroots democracy
陈永苗（北京）太石村事件：中央政府应该支持维权运动
Chinaeweekly.com via Peacehall, 06/10/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005/10/20051006
1317.shtml
Public Health - HIV AIDS /STDs
Heilongjiang sees HIV cases rising
China Daily, 07/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/07/content
_482986.htm