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.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

April 26, 2006

News

Children
广东东莞十多名儿童失踪 (More than 10 Children Now Missing in Guangdong)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 26, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_25_
22_00_16_705.html

Corruption / Law
China Moves to Stem Rampant Money Laundering
AFP (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060425/wl_asia_afp/chinafinancecrime
_060425061935;
_ylt=At0cp_p6GhbHZJ5tGFCzoXZPzWQA;_ylu=X3oD
MTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPU


Corruption
最高检:严惩公务员利用审批等权力索贿受贿 (Supreme People's Procuratorate to Punish Own Officials for Accepting Bribes)
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-04/26/content_4474675.htm

Education/ Rural Issues
Government Funds 900m USD for Rural Students' Tuition
Xinhuanet, April 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/26/content_4476170.htm

Gender / Law
Lawmakers Resume Debate on Sex Identification
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473788.htm

Government / Public Health
Health Ministry Warns Against Cover Ups in Pneumonia Report
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4474051.htm

Labor
Government Moves to Curb Workplace Accidents
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473923.htm

Land Policy
央视迁址爆征地冲突 (Residents Unhappy with Inadequate Compensation for Resettlement Caused by Construction of CCTV Building)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060426/caa1h.htm
中国晋江强征土地修电站 (Residents Forced to Relocate to Build Power Station in Jinjiang, Fujian Province)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/tudi/

Law
瞒报谎报安全事故 最高可能获刑7(Draft of Revised Criminal Law Provides for Sentences of Up to 7 Years for Crimes Involving Industrial Accidents)
China Youth Daily, April 26, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/26/content_1369586.htm

聚焦刑法修正案(六) (Highlights of the Revised Criminal Law)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/26/content_306813.htm

十届全国人大常委会第二十一次会议在京举行 首次审议反洗钱法草案 (NPC’s Standing Committee Proposes Draft of Money Laundering Law)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/26/content_306814.htm

Media
中国知名博客作家评说博客自律公约 (Well-Known Bloggers Comment on New Blog Self-Censorship Pledge)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/wangluo/

China Welcomes Foreign Cooperation on Press and Publication
People's Daily, April 25, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200604/25/eng20060425_261079.html

China’s Top Web Sites Pledge Stronger Self-Policing
China National News, April 25, 2006
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/
1281b05c78fcfe52/


Migrant Workers / Public Health
Health of Migrants Goes Under Microscope
SCMP, April 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7DKCQ3ME.html

Multilateral / State Security
上海合作组织将举行国防部长会议 (Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to Host Conference of Heads of Ministry of National Defense)
Voice of America, April 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-25-voa18.cfm

Politics
中国讨论中国改革走势的闭门会议纪要网上曝光 (Outline of Closed Meeting Held by Government Think-Tank in March Released on the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/gaige/

Protests and Petitions
广西钦州出租客货车司机上访七人被抓 (Seven Guangxi Drivers Detained for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/che/

Religion / Bilateral Ties
中国称法轮功为反华政治组织 (China Condemns Falun Gong as Anti-China Political Group)
Voice of America, April 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-26-voa1.cfm

Religion
China Condemns Falun Gong but Spares U.S. Criticism
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060425/pl_nm/china_usa_hu_dc_1;_
ylt=Agp6o9QfhnO1
qjKwOEzht.tPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mB
HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


Religion / Police
Falungong Calls on Russia to Denounce 'Organ Trade' in China
AFP (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060425/wl_asia_afp/russiachinafalung
ong_0604251611
35;_ylt=Ap1ouX7GJyEVF29nl6eqGIxPzWQA;_ylu=X3
oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVR


Social Security
China Expands Social Insurance Programs
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473390.htm

Tibet
藏人要求北京当局释放被囚政治犯 (Tibetans March in Delhi to Urge Beijing to Free Panchen Lama)
Voice of America, April 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-25-voa30.cfm