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, November 22, 2006

November 22, 2006


News

Bilateral Ties
Hu, Singh Vow Not to Cramp Each Other's Development Style
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZF42N47UE.html

In Brief: Abe Seeks Denmark's Help to Monitor Arms Spending
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ19UM47UE.html

Children
Dancing School Made Under-age Girls Work as Hostesses
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGGAQ47UE.html

Corruption
Shanghai to Set Up Office to Hunt Officials Who Fled Overseas
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE1TM47UE.html

130 Officials Caught in Election Scandals
People's Daily, November 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/21/eng20061121_
323692.html


Death Penalty
四川泸州特大贩毒案一审宣判 5毒枭被判死刑 (Five Drug Dealers Sentenced to Death in Sichuan)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_535
9926.htm


检察官砍死情妇被判死缓 其丈夫表示将继续上诉 (Prosecutor Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve in Hebei for Murder)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_
5360671.htm


Environment
China Losing Battle with Pollution as Growth Soars
SCMP, November 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZT9UM47UE.html

China's "Sorrow" River Flows Red from Pollution
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 22, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/sc_nm/environment
_china_yellow_river_dc_1

Gender
A Hidden Life: Being Gay in Rural China
New America Project, November 22, 2006
http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=
cf608c0d2795801708039
135a08ef137

三大难题困扰农村女性 (Three Major Issues of Concern for Rural Women)
Legal Daily, November 22, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-11/22/content_461
757.htm


Human Rights Defenders – Xinjiang - Huseyincan Celil (塞利尔)
MacKay Confident China Won't Execute Canadian Citizen
CBC, November 20, 2006
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/11/20/celil-death-
penalty.html


Labors
两岸快线: 珠宝厂迫男工脫裤 (Jewelry Factory in Guangdong Strips off Worker's Pants over Theft Suspicion)
Apple Daily, November 22, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id
=20061122&sec_id=15
335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6547801

Migrant Workers
苏北留守妇女生存状态调查 强奸案频发难得保障 (Survey on the Living Conditions of 'Left-Behind Wives' in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province)
EastDay.com, November 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81763/node
173121/u1a2460070.htm
l

Younger Migrants Embrace City Life
Shanghai Daily, November 22, 2006
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/11/21/297628/Younger
_migrants_embrace_city_
life.htm

Poverty
China’s Poorest Worse Off after Economic Boom
Financial Times, November 21, 2006
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e28495ce-7988-11db-b257-0000779
e2340,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340,_i_
rssPage=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html


Protests and Petitions
广西桂林银海集团工人罢工 (3,000 Factory Workers in Guangxi Conclude Strike after Management Promises Better Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
bagong/


China's Middle Class Howling in Protest over Crackdown on Dogs
Mercury News, November 21, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/
16061233.htm


数千警察驱散南光厂维权老工人(Elderly Protestors Dispersed by Police Officers in Chengdu)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
weiquan1/


莆田失地农民不满村官土地发财而上网揭发 (Land Grab Victims in Fujian Reveal Injustices Online)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/11/21/
tudi/


Public Health
中国爱滋病病例今年头10月增多叁成 ( HIV/AIDS Cases in China Increase by 30 Percent in the First 10 Months of 2006)
BBC, November 22, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6170000/newsid
_6171500/6171596.stm


4福寿螺患者起诉卫生局 (Four People Ill from Eating Snails Sue Beijing Municipal Health Bureau over Delayed Action)
The Beijing News, November 22, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0555/2006/11-22/
014@223648.htm


丙肝患者被售票员赶下公交车 "请给我一点宽容" (Hepatitis-C Carrier Refused Bus Ride by Bus Ticket Officer)
Xinhuanet, November 22, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-11/22/content_
5360452.htm


今年徵兵增验爱滋 (New Recruits Face Compulsory HIV Testing This Year)
Wen Wei Po, November 22, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0611220015
&cat=002CH