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, December 17, 2007

December 15 – 17, 2007

News
Disaster

樟木头火災 遗属遭软禁 (Guangdong Authorities Put Families of Fire Victims Under House Arrest)
Ming Pao, December 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071217/cca1h.htm

Environment
Villagers Endure Foul-Smelling Factory Despite Promises
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4ab73baa4d2e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Stops 13 Small Power Plants to Save Energy, Cut Pollution
Xinhuanet, December 16, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/16/content_7262318.htm

China Says Water Supplies Exploited by 2030
Reuters, December 14, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK13275320071214

Gender
Human Trafficking a Growing Problem
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 14, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071214/ap_on_re_as/china_human_trafficking_1

Human Rights Defender - Jing Chu (荆楚)
异议作家荆楚突遭警方传唤后被刑事拘留 (Guangxi Dissident Writer Placed Under Criminal Detention for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/jinchu/

Labor
四川邮政局非法解聘大量员工 (Sichuan Post Office Evades New Labor Law Provisions for Long-Term Employees by Requiring Them to Resign and Sign New Contract)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/post/

东莞劳工维权谘询机构遭到破坏 (Thugs Damage Labor Rights Consultative Center in Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/laogong/

Media
博讯记者案移交检察院 孑木会见律师称遭构陷 (Nanjing Police Send Boxun Reporter's Case to Procuratorate; Detained Reporter Denies Charges)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/14/Jiemu/

Olympics
'One World' to Gather in Beijing ... Minus Tibet
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7f206c7d6bdd6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Population
广西调明年高考照顾政策:农村独生子女降10分 (Guangxi to Lower Requirement for High School Admission for Single Child in Rural Areas)
EastDay.com, December 17, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20071217/u1a3294547.html

Poverty
Harsh Life for China's Hill Farmers
British Braodcasting Corporation, December 15, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7143206.stm

Protests and Petitions
学者呼吁不要隐瞒群体事件真相 (Academic Urges No Cover-ups on Mass Incidents)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/16/qun/

China Detains Five in Simmering Land Disputes
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/12/14/china_land/

Public Health
我国烟草致死人数居世界首位 烟:该定个吸法 (Number of Cigarette-Related Deaths in China Highest in the World)
Legal Daily, December 17, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-12/17/content_763003.htm