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 25, 2007

June 23 – 25, 2007

News
Children

Hunt for 400 Children Feared Held as Slaves
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
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Environment
节约能源法修订草案提请人大常委会审议 (Draft Amendments to Energy Conservation Law Discussed by Standing Committee of the NPC)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645226.htm


Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
简要新闻: 浙江异议人士朱虞夫父子被起诉 (Zhejiang Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son Indicted)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/06/23/xinwen/
#zhu


Human Rights Defender
中国泛蓝张子霖被当局以“敲诈勒索罪”正式逮捕 (Pan-Blue Alliance Member Zhang Zilin Formally Arrested on Extortion Charges)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/22/
zhangzilin/


June 4th
Daughter: Deng Not Alone on Tiananmen
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070624/ap_on_re_as/china
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Labor
就业促进法草案关注公平就业保障平等权利 (Draft Law on Improving Employment Targets Employment Discrimination)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645229.htm


劳动合同法草案强调保护劳动者合法权益 (Draft Labor Contract Law Emphasizes Protection of Workers' Lawful Rights and Interests)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645271.htm


Draft Labor Contract Law Improves Protection of Part-Time Workers
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/24/content_
6284526.htm


Land Policy
Thousands Clash with Police in China Housing Dispute
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 24, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070624/wl_asia_afp/china
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Clash over River Access Reflects Broader Conflict Between Villagers and Investors
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
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Law
律师法修订草案首次审议 律师有望获职业豁免权 (Draft Amendments Grant Immunity to Lawyers in Respect of Statements They Make in Court, Subject to State Security and Other Exceptions)
Xinhuanet, June 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/25/content_6
285636_1.htm


改革再审和执行程序缓解“申诉难”“执行难” (Proposed Amendments to Civil Procedure Law Will Solve Problems with Retrials and Enforcing Rulings)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645216.htm


Media
发事件应对法草案删除媒体不得“违规擅自发布”突发事件信息的规定 (Draft Law on Handling Emergency Response Cancels Prohibition of Unauthorized Media Reports on Public Emergencies)
Xinhuanet, June 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-06/24/content_628
4473.htm


互联网和中国公民权利(七)互联网与公民维权的组织和运作 (Internet and Citizens' Rights in China (Part 7) – the Internet and the Organization and Operation of the Rights Defense Movement)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/06/22/
internet7/


山东滕州网民曝光豪华市政府办公楼疑被拘 (Shandong-Based Internet User Arrested for Posting Pictures of Luxurious Government Buildings Online)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/22/China
_web/


传刊登”六四“广告的人遭拘捕 (Placer of June 4 Advertisement Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/06/22/China_
arrest/


Olympics
国际奥委会主席指出抵制北京奥运行为"完全错误" (President of International Olympic Committee Says Boycotting Beijing Olympics Is "Completely Wrong")
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645332.htm


Beijing May Miss Air-Quality Target
Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118256486878245550.html
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Protests and Petitions
中央颁发进一步加强新时期信访工作的意见 (CPC and State Council Issue New Opinion on Petitioning Work)
Legal Daily, June 25, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-06/25/content_
645215.htm


Public Health
艾滋男童 求医遭拒 (5-Year-Old AIDS Patient Denied Surgery by Guangdong Hospitals)
Nanfang City News, June 25, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200706
250019.asp