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, November 14, 2005

November 12-14, 2005


News

Death Penalty/Law-Legal Reform
Experts Say That Returning Review of Death Sentences to Supreme Court Could Results in Fewer Mistakes
专家:死刑复核权收归最高法院可力避冤假错案
People's Daily, 13/11/2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42735/3851826.html

Education
China to Boost Vocational Education, Premier Says
People's Daily, 14/11/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/14/eng20051114_2
20871.html


Gender-Sexual harassment
Beijing’s First Sexual Harassment Case Attracts Public Attention
北京首例性骚扰案引起社会关注
Voice of America, 13/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-13-voa30.cfm

Hukou
Chinese Scholar Wants Lawmakers to Confirm Right to Resettle
中国学者吁立法确认迁徙自由
Chinesenewsnet.com, 14/11/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/cna_2005_11_13_21_00_21_112.html
21_00_21_
112.html


Human Rights-Bilateral ties
Spain Targets Rights Progress Through Dialogue as China's Hu Visits
AFP via YahooNews.com, 13/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051113/wl_asia_afp/spainchina
_051113182102


Calmy-Rey Reminds China About Human Rights
NZZ Online via China Digital News, 12/11/2005
http://www.nzz.ch/2005/11/12/eng/article6231368.html

June 4th-EU arms ban
Schroeder Sure EU will Scrap Arms Ban
SCMP, 13/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSH1QFXFE.html

Labor-Industrial accidents
Mass Evacuation After Chemical Blast
SCMP, 14/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5WQPFXFE.html

Law-Wrongful Convictions
Not Easy to Get State to Compensate for Wrongful Detentions, Arrests or Sentences
错拘错捕错判不宜纳入国家赔偿
Legal Daily, 14/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/14/content_218
590.htm


Media-Internet
CHINA: Yahoo! China Focuses On Searching Internet
Asia Media via China Digital News, 10/11/2005
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=33194

Olympics/Media-Press Freedom/Censorship
Olympic Committee Concerned Over China’s Control of Media
国际奥委会对中国官方对媒体的管制感到担忧
Radio Free Asia, 12/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/12/aow
eihui/


Olympics
IOC Says Beijing on Track for 2008
SCMP, 12/11/2005
http://sport.scmp.com/sportnews/ZZZ7XRQIRFE.html

Public Health
WHO Visits China to Investigate Whether Girl’s Death Was Caused by Bird Flu
WHO赴中国调查女孩死因
Voice of America, 14/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n2005-11-14-voa12.cfm

Ninety Percent of Population Covered by Basic Heath Care
基本医疗拟覆盖90%人群
The Beijing News, 14/11/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2005/1114/12@00351
2.html


Round Three of Discussions on Heath Care Reform
医改的第三条道路
Nanfang Weekend, 10/11/2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20051110/xw/sd/2005
11100039.asp


Public Health -HIV AIDS /STDs/Police-Prisons
Special Prisons for HIV/AIDS Inmates
China Daily, 14/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/14/content
_494338.htm


Religion
China Tries to Keep the Flock in Official Churches
San Francisco Chronicle, 12/11/2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/11/12/
MNG9QFN3C71.DTL


Religion-Christianity
Bush Seeks Church Service in China
AFP via YahooNews.com, 11/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051112/pl_afp/uschinabush
religion_051112004652


Tibet
Tibet to Benefit Economically Within China: Dalai Lama
AFP via YahooNews.com, 13/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051114/wl_asia_afp/uschinati
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