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.

Friday, July 07, 2006

July 7, 2006

News
Death Penalty
劳教人员虐死同伴被执行死刑 (Reeducation-Through-Labor Inmate Executed for Murdering Fellow Inmate)
The Beijing News, July 07, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2006/07-07/018
@192901.htm


被告人故意杀人被判死缓 (Woman Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve for Murdering Ex-lover)
Legal Daily, July 07, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-07/07/content
_347875.htm


Government
安徽不敢公布数十万人参与的行风评议结果 (Anhui Authorities Unwilling to Release Results of Opinion Poll on the Public's Favorite Government Departments)
EastDay.com, July 07, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node146345/userobject1ai2160946.html
0946.html

Human Rights Defenders - Petitioners
上海访民的遭遇 (The Fate of Shanghai Petitioners After the SCO Summit)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
06/fangmin/


Labor
中国各级工会两年内将帮百万下岗失业人员再就业 (China's Unions to Help a Million Laid-off Workers Finds Jobs in Coming Two Years)
People's Daily, July 07, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4567692.html

中国拟迫外商准员工成立官方工会 (China Considers Compelling Foreign Enterprises to Allow Workers to Join Official Trade Unions)
Voice of America, July 06, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n2006-07-06-voa24.cfm

China to Spend More on Work Safety
Xinhuanet, July 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/06/
content_4803074.htm


Law
《国务院关于全面加强应急管理工作的意见》("State Council's Opinion on How to Comprehensively Strengthen Emergency Response Work")
People's Daily, July 06, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4567740.html

Related Information
国务院关于全面加强应急管理工作的意见 (State Council Issues "Opinion on How to Comprehensively Strengthen Emergency Response Work")
People's Daily, July 07, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4567940.html

Media
思科将承建中国电信网络扩容工程 (American Company Cisco Plans Project to Expand China's Internet System)
Voice of America, July 07, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-07-voa7.cfm

张文光﹕防火 防盗 防记者 (Commentary: The “Law on Handling Suddenly-Occurring Incidents” Hinders Access to information)
Ming Pao, July 07, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060707/fab1.htm

Internet Controls Tightened Further
SCMP, July 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZI8RX51PE.html

China Holds German Reporter in Yunnan for `Illegal Interviews'
Bloomberg, July 06, 2006
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid
=aljvFMcqxMgs&refer=germany
ny

Migrant Workers
放假了,留守儿童探父母 (Children Travel to Cities to Visit Migrant Worker Parents During Summer Vacation)
China Youth Daily, July 07, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/07/content
_1439871.htm


Migrant Workers to Be Provided with Bank Cards in 12 More Provinces
Xinhuanet, July 06, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07
/06/content_4801940.htm


Police
Report Alleges China Harvests Body Parts from Live Inmates
AFP (via YahooNews), July 07, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060706/wl_asia_afp/ca
nadachinarights_060706223918


广州组建情报部门紧盯犯罪 500特警将武装巡逻 (Guangzhou Authorities Set up Intelligence Department and Send 500 Armed Police to Patrol Streets in Effort to Fight Crime)
EastDay.com, July 07, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node146345/userobject1ai2160534.html
0534.html

Politics
胡锦涛推动温和政治改革 (President Hu Jintao Pushes for Moderate Political Reform)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
06/gaige/


Poverty
Poverty Leaves China's College Students Laden with Psychological Problems, Survey Says
EastDay.com, July 07, 2006
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/
userobject1ai2159650.html


Wage Reforms a Priority, Says Hu
SCMP, July 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGXELUAPE.html

Protests and Petitions
七七前夕京严防民间反日 (Beijing on Guard Against Anti-Japan Protests Ahead of Anniversary of Japanese Invasion)
Ming Pao, July 07, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060707/cab1.htm

Public Health
Light Penalties for Forced Hysterectomies in China)
Reuters (via New York Times), July 07, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-crime
-china-
hysterectomy.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Religion
Visit Points to Revival of Orthodox Church
San Francisco Chronicle, July 07, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQJS9P7PE.html

Social Security
贫困隐私和低保监督,哪个更重要 (Should Social Security Recipients Have to Reveal Their Identity?)
China Youth Daily, July 07, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/07/content
_1439766.htm


Tibet
达赖喇嘛希望统辖大西藏 (Chinese Media Claim That Dalai Lama Wants to Form Autonomous Region from Tibetan Areas in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan)
Radio Free Asia, July 06, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07
/06/dalai/


Hong Kong
Asylum Seekers Refuse Food in Quest for Bail
SCMP, July 07, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZY8RX51PE.html