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.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

March 29, 2007


News

Corruption
37 Corrupt Officials Deported Home
People's Daily, March 28, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/28/eng20070328_
361890.html

Death Penalty
Drop in Executions Leads to Organ Shortage
Spiegel Online, March 29, 2007
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,474396,00.html

Environment
China May Stop 'Dragon Project'
BBC, March 28, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6504317.stm

Ethnic Minorities
中国将制订处置涉及民族因素突发性事件应急预案 (China to Draft Emergency Response Plan on Emergencies Concerning Ethnic Related Issues)
EastDay.com, March 29, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070329/u1a2719293.html

我国将建立民族关系监测系统 (China to Establish Ethnic Relations Monitoring System)
EastDay.com, March 29, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070329/u1a2719647.html

Government
国务院原则通过《生产安全事故报告和调查处理条例(草案)》等不得迟报谎报瞒报漏报事故 (State Council Approves Industrial Safety Regulation to Prevent Cover-ups of Accidents)
Legal Daily, March 29, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-03/29/content_
574527.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Sun Xiaodi (孫小弟)
孙小弟逃过监控前往北京求医 (Sun Xiaodi Escapes Surveillance to Seek Medical Treatment in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/28/
china_dissident/
Labor
Chinese Coal Mine Explosion Kills 26
Associated Press (via YahooNews), March 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070329/ap_on_re_as/china
_mine_deaths&printer=1;_ylt=ApJd0lIvsoG0smQhAX_g1bL9xg8F

Law
国家28个部委中已有24个做过行政诉讼被告 (24 of the 28 State Departments and Bureaus Had Been Sued under Administrative Law)
People's Daily, March 29, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/5537031.html

“无所不管”的城管没有执法依据？ (Does City Management Authority Have Legal Backing for Performing Its Law Enforcement Duties?
China Youth Daily, March 29, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-03/29/content_1715056.htm

Media
昝爱宗的VIP 博客遭到封锁 (Journalist Zan Aizong's VIP Blog Blocked)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/03/28/-zan

Olympics
Beijing's Olympic Stadium Not Ready until Next March
Associated Press (via CNN), March 28, 2007
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/03/28/bc.
oly.beijing.venues.ap/index.html?eref=si_more

Secrecy As Hunt for Outside Games' Volunteers Begins
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZD6AGVTZE.html

Police
年底前拘留所与看守所“剥离” (System of Detention and Custody Centers Should Be Separated Before End of Year)
Legal Daily, March 29, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-03/29/content
_574524.htm

Protests and Petitions
Village Loses Fight to Save Orchard
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWY8GVTZE.html

湖北四百名下岗民办教师集体上访 (Four Hundred Hubei Private School Teachers Petition Against Corrupt Officials Over Job Allocation Arrangement)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/28/china
_petition_teacher/

广州从化政府非法强征 抓村民袭记者内媒声讨 (Guangzhou Conghua Government Criticized of Forced Eviction and Abuses Against Villagers and Reporters)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/28/
zhengdi/

上海拆迁户征集签名要求惩办腐败官员 (Shanghai Forced Eviction Victims Initiate Signature Campaign to Urge Severe Punishments for Corrupt Officials)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/03/28/china_
petition_shanghai/

Public Health
Chinese Teenager Dies from Bird Flu
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070329/wl_nm/birdflu_
china_dc_2;_ylt=Aurj57greeX_CWDqrOAIg7ZPzWQA

Tibet
Tibet to Extend Drinking Water to 1 Mln People by 2010
Xinhuanet, March 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/28/content_5908644.htm