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.

Friday, October 26, 2007

October 26, 2007

News
Death Penalty

男子为求钱财绑架活埋女人大代表 被执行死刑 (Guangdong Kidnapper Executed for Murdering People's Congress Delegate)
EastDay.com, October 26, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/s/20071026/u1a3187393.html

Environment
Olympics Chief Repeats Pollution Warning
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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a0/?vgnextoid=1e81f6fb487d5
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Government
Official Shuts School in Mother's Honor
Reuters (via The Standard), October 26, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=3&art_id=55707&sid=15980955&con_type=1&d_str=
20071026&fc=8
55&con_type=1&d_str=20071026&fc=8

Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
律师会见杨春林被警察粗暴中止 (Meeting with Yang Chunlin Halted When Lawyers Asked About Alleged Torture in Detention)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
yang_chunlin/


Human Rights Defender
触怒党官维权人士徐祥被拘留 (Rights Defender Xu Xiang Detained After Angering Hunan Party Cadre)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
xuxiang/


Human Rights Defender – Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠及其律师希就媒体侵犯名誉权进行沟通 (Zheng Enchong and His Lawyer Seek Communication with Media over Defamation Claims)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
zheng_enchong/


Law
中国拟立法严防滥用权力限制人身自由 (China Considers Legislating Against Excessive Limitations on Personal Liberties)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
quanli/


Media
Hainan Court Jails 'Fake Reporters' for Blackmail
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1ac1f6fb487
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The Sound, Not of Music, but of Control
New York Times, October 24, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/world/asia/25shang
hai.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
emc=r
ss&oref=slogin


Migrant Workers
重庆市全国首设农民工日 (Chongqing Sets November's First Sunday as Migrant Workers' Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
nongminri/


Olympics
UNEP Lauds 'Greening' of Olympics by China
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 25, 2007
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2007-10/25/content_
6207681.htm


Politics
党代表返乡 全城夹道欢迎 (Classes Cancelled in Jiangsu So Students Can Welcome Cadre's Return from CPC Meeting)
Ming Pao, October 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071026/cac1.htm

Protests and Petitions
Shenzhen Residents in Compensation Protest
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7e61f6fb487
d5110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


无锡的上访者被关进精神病院 (Jiangsu's Petitioners Detained in Psychiatric Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
shangfang1/


湖南学法班扣押并虐待访民 (Petitioning Sisters Taken to "Law Class" in Hunan; Zheng Dajing Tortured)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/10/25/china_
petition_abuse/


十七大后访民盼望新政出台 保障基本人权尊严 (Petitioners Wish for New Policies to Protect Basic Rights and Dignity After CPC Meeting)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
shangfang/


安徽池州发生群体事件 (NGO Says Anhui Villagers Attack Police Station over Unfair Law Enforcement; Denied by Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/10/25/
Anhwei/