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
_tiananmen_1;_ylt=Appm7jAOi.gdfJJz6KBFCSpPzWQA
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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
?mod=home_whats_news_asia
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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