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, October 24, 2005

October 22-24, 2005

News

Corruption/UN
China to Ratify UN Corruption Convention
China Daily, 24/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/
24/content_487232.htm


Death Penalty
Hong Kong Businessman Sentenced to Death for Tax Evasion
香港老板偷逃税1.8亿获死缓
The Beijing News, 22/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2
005/1022/12@015515.html


Detention- Feng Shuanzhuang
Family Fights for Truth on Son's Death
SCMP, 24/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHD0581FE.html

Detention-Ching Cheong (程翔)
Hong Kong Journalists Association Urges Open Trial for Ching Cheong's Case
香港记协呼吁尽快公开审理程翔案
Voice of America, 23/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2
005-10-23-voa19.cfm


Education
Rural Chinese Pay Price for Ambition
The Australian via China Digital News, 24/10/2005
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/s
tory_page/0,5744,17009926%255E27

03,00.html

Gender-Discrimination / Status
Do Retirement Regulations Reflect Gender Discrimination?
People's Daily, 23/10/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/23/
eng20051023_216206.html


Government-Governance and accountability
China Revises Audit Law to Tighten Supervision Over Officials
People's Daily, 23/10/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/23/
eng20051023_216128.html


Human Rights-Bilateral Ties/Detention
Will China Release Political Dissidents Prior to Bush's Visit?
中国会在布什到访前释放政治犯?
Voice of America, 21/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-21-voa65.cfm

Labor-Work safety / conditions
Over 1,500 Officials Hold Stake in Collieries
SCMP, 24/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ138T44FE.html

Media- Internet
Despite New Bans, Government Still has Trouble Policing Internet
The Telegraph via China Digital News, 23/10/2005
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbc
s.dll/article?AID=/20051023/BUSINESS/1102

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Media-Press Freedom/Censorship
Journalist Rights Group Condemns Xinhua News Agency as Mouthpiece of the Communist Government
记者无国界调查报告评介新华社
Voice of America, 23/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-23-voa62.cfm

Media-Press freedom/censorship /Police-Abuse
Police Beat Editor of Party Paper over Report
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ65C381FE.html

Migrant Workers
Mobiles Give Migrants a Nudge on Best Jobs
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZY4C381FE.html

Politics-Political Reforms
Foreign Media Comments on China's White Paper on Political Democracy
国际媒体评中国民主政治白皮书
Voice of America, 21/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-21-voa69.cfm

Population-One-child policy
New Family Planning Reward Policy Slated
China Daily, 24/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/
2005-10/23/content_487097.htm


Poverty-Rural Poverty
Survey Shows Two-Thirds of Rural Population in China Suffers From Malnutrition
中国贫困农村人口受营养不良影响比例高达2/3
China News Agency, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/
2005-10-21/8/641592.shtml


Protests and Petitions/Government-Elections
A True Story about Taishi Village Incident
China Daily, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/20
05-10/21/content_486882.htm


Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Nation to Limit HIV Cases to 1.5m by 2010
Xinhuanet.com, 23/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/2
3/content_3671711.htm


Public Health
Basic Medical Care Comes to Rural Homes
Xinhuanet.com, 22/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10
/22/content_3666158.htm


Breast Cancer Rates Rising
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOWTW71FE.html

Religion-Christianity
Beijing Losing Stranglehold on Catholics, says Bishop Zen
SCMP, 23/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6D7T44FE.html

Overseas Bishops Pray for an Unified Catholic Church in China
世界各地主教希望中国有统一的天主教教会
Radio Free Asia, 23/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/23/tianzhujiao/