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.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

September 12, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Public Intellectual - Hu Jia (胡佳)
胡佳北京遭软禁 誓言营救高智晟 (Hu Jia Kept Under House Arrest in Beijing)
Voice of America, September 10, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-10-voa39.cfm
Rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was placed under house arrest on September 9 after being summoned twice to answer questions on Gao Zhisheng's case. The police told him he was now considered a suspect in Gao's case. His internet access and landline have also been cut off.

News
Bilateral Ties
Premier Wen Makes Eight-point Proposal on New Asia-Europe Ties
People's Daily, September 11, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200609/11/eng20060
911_301503.html

Civil Society
UN：中国民间应参与艾滋病防治 (UN: China's Civil Society Should Participate in the Prevention of AIDS)
Voice of America, September 11, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-11-voa55.cfm

Corporate Social Accountability
Foreign Companies Faces Human-rights Challenge in China
Monster and Critics, September 09, 2006
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_11996
54.php/Foreign_companies_faces_human-rights_challenge_in
_Chinas_faces_human-rights_challenge_in_China

Death Penalty
杀害英雄保安的凶手被判死刑 (Murderer of Security Guard Given Death Sentence in Guangxi Province)
Legal Daily, September 12, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-09/12/content_407777
.htm

Environment
Gov't Invests to Clean up Rural Water
Xinhuanet, September 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/12/con
tent_5080598.htm

Leaders Make Pledge on Emissions
SCMP, September 12, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUQ9O9CRE.html

Government
瞭望文章：从严治政健全问责制度 (Establishing a Political Accountability System)
Xinhuanet, September 12, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-09/12/con
tent_5079900.htm

北京要地方两小时内报告重大疫情 (Beijing Requires Local Authorities to Report Large Epidemics Within Two Hours)
Voice of America, September 10, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-09-10-voa36.cfm

Human Rights Defender – Xinjiang – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Canadian Held in China Given 15 Years, Sister Says
The Globe and Mail, September 11, 2006
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.200609
11.CELIL11/TPStory/National

Human Rights Defender – Xinjiang - Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
China Muslim Activist: from Unknown to Nobel Nominee
Reuters, September 11, 2006
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNe
ws&storyID=2006-09-11T055011Z_01_PEK161842_RTRUKO
C_0_US-CHINA-ACTIVIST.xml&archived=False11T

Human Rights Defenders
中国频频抓捕政治上的异见者 (More Dissidents Arrested in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/09/11/yiyi/

June 4th
China Will Likely Have to Wait Longer for End of EU Weapons Ban
International Herald Tribune, September 10, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/10/europe/EU_ANL_
EU_China_Waiting_for_Weapons.phppons.php

Labor
Labour Campaigners Accuse Disney of Using Sweatshop Factories
Deutsche Presse Agentur (via the Raw Story), September 12, 2006
http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Labour_campaigners_accuse
_Disney_of_09102006.htmlml

EU Urges Asia on Labor Rights, Climate Change
Washington Post, September 10, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2006/09/10/AR2006091000381.htmldyn/

Law
传统量刑先天不足？电脑比人脑公正？山东争议中推广电脑量刑 (Shandong Courts to Use Computers to Determine Length of Sentence)
Nanfang Daily, September 12, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwx
y/200609120782.asp

Media
Press Groups Criticize China Curbs on Foreign News
Reuters (via YahooNews), September 12, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060912/wl_nm
/media_china_dc_1

Media - Internet Censorship
In China, It's Wikipedia Versus the Internet Censors
Taipei Times, September 11, 2006
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/09/
11/2003327126

Police
公安误拘4学生罚跪逼供 (Four Students Tortured into Confessing Murder in Anhui Province Before Real Suspects Caught)
Ming Pao, September 12, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060912/cao1.htm

Politics
中国评论﹕道德沉沦 「八荣八耻」成效存疑 (Commentary: Effect of Eight-Honors-Eight-Shames" Slogan Doubtful)
Ming Pao, September 12, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060912/cat1.htm

六中全会料十月中召开 (Sixth Plenary Session of the 16th CCP Central Committee Expected to Meet in Mid- October)
Wen Wei Po, September 12, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0609
120006&cat=002CH

Protests and Petitions - Police Power Abuse
浙江台州村民请愿遭镇压 (Protestors Injured and Arrested in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
06/09/11/taizhou/

Public Health
中国正立法规范器官捐献 (China Is Legislating on Regulation of Organ Donations)
The Beijing News, September 12, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2006/09-12/01
4@044718.htm

Wealth and Westernisation Drives China to Drink: Expert
AFP (via YahooNews), September 11, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060911/hl_afp/australiahealthalc
oholconferencechina_06091110314560911103145

In China, Delicately Testing the Taboo on Talking About Sex
Washington Post, September 10, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2006/09/10/AR2006091000955.htmldyn/content/article/200
6/09/10/AR2006091000955.html