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.

Monday, June 18, 2007

June 16-18, 2007

Bilateral Ties
China
Urges Support to Deployment of Peacekeeping Troop in Darfur
Xinhuanet
, June 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/16/content_
6248244.htm

Disasters
Floods in China Kill 128, Leaving 24 Missing

Xinhuanet
, June 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/16/content_
6251398.htm

Environment
China
Plants Trees to Hold Back Desertification
Reuters (via YahooNews)
, June 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070618/lf_nm/deforestation
_china_desert_dc_1;_ylt=Aq.cN.H9KmejlnO2pfHyUxJPzWQA

Freedom of Speech
北京
:发生工程事故时散布谣言将被追究法律责任 (Spreading Rumors About Construction Accidents in Beijing to Become an Offense)
Xinhuanet
, June 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/16/content_
6250116.htm

Labor
Slave Labour Factory Boss Under Arrest

South China Morning Post
, June 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ec80d85809
933110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=News

Law
中国要求重视危害国家安全犯罪的审判工作
(China’s Courts to Consider Impact on Bilateral Relations in Ruling on State Security Cases)
Radio Free Asia
, June 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/
06/16/anquan/

最高人民法院出台加强审判公开工作若干意见 (Supreme People's Court Issues Circular on Strengthening Work of Holding Open Trials)
Legal Daily
, June 15, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/15/content_
639244.htm

Media
Head of Safety Watchdog Urges Public, Media to Report Accidents

Xinhuanet
, June 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/16/content_
6251059.htm

Public Health
Reported HIV Cases in Tibet Rise to 41 from 30 Last Year

South China Morning Post
, June 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6c25d85809
933110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News

State Security
Woman Who Helped the Powerless Seek Justice Charged with Having State Secrets

South China Morning Post
, June 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62
ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0b45d85809
933110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne

Three Gorges
China
to Move Last 100,000 Residents Away from Three Gorges Reservoir
Xinhuanet
, June 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/15/content_
6247818.htm