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, August 14, 2007

August 14, 2007

News
Environment
Cleaning Up Arsenic Spill in River Will Take Years
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
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Glaring Inefficiency
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Human Rights Defenders
律师维权组织犯禁被撤 (Committee of Beijing Municipal Lawyers' Association Restructured After Involvement in Sensitive Cases)
Ming Pao, August 14, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070814/caa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender - Wu Lihong (吴立红)
Whistle-Blower in China Faces Prison
Christian Science Monitor, August 14, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0814/p01s03-woap.html?
page=1


Labor
Top Official Plays Down Scale of Kiln Slavery
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Media
京广电整肃地方频道 维稳牟利说法不一 (Four Local Radio Stations Punished for Broadcasting Through Unauthorized Channels)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/13/
stations/


Multilateral Relations
China's Hu in Delicate Diplomatic Mission to Neighbours
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 14, 2007
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070814/8/17k2.html

Olympics
“奥运期间环保措施将更严厉” (More Stringent Environmental Policies to Be Enforced in Beijing During Olympics)
The Beijing News, August 14, 2007
http://olympic.thebeijingnews.com/0957/2007/08-14/021@
023754.htm


Police
北京城管执法改打“太极拳” (Beijing City Authorities Soften Their Approach Towards Hawkers)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/13/
chengguan/


拾荒者遇上联防离奇死亡 孙志刚式悲剧首都重现? (Family Urges Investigation into Mysterious Death of Beggar in Beijing After Encountering Citizen Patrols)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/13/bj/

Poverty
Details Emerge of Dual Initiatives on Poverty
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb
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Protests and Petitions
四川抗议医疗事故的十一人被监禁 (11 Sichuan Residents Convicted After Protesting Death of Child Due to Delayed Treatment)
Voice of America, August 13, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-08-13-voa63.cfm

Tibet
China's Relocation of Rural Tibetans
BBC, August 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6944342.stm