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.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

August 16, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties

China a Key to Darfur Peace - Activists
Reuters, August 15, 2007
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL15810742.html

Children
Police Break Up China Child Slavery Gang
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), August 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070815/wl_asia_afp/
chinaslaverychildrengang_0708150
72406;_ylt=
AudAObByDIBSZF8JxO5BydhPzWQA


Civil Society
河南省艾滋病草根组织研讨会被迫延期 (Grassroots HIV/AIDS Group's Conference in Henan Forcibly Postponed)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/15/
henan/


Corruption
E China City Official Indicted for Taking Bribes
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/15/content_
6538772.htm


Disasters
Hunan Bridge Was Doomed to Collapse, Villagers Say
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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a0/?vgnextoid=bc521e3c74a
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Human Rights
Big Brother (Not Your Neighbour) Is Watching
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
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a0/?vgnextoid=8d7e1e3c74
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Human Rights Defender - Jiang Yanyong (蒋彦永)
蒋彦永拒绝纽约科学院的科学家人权奖 (Jiang Yanyong Refuses Human Rights Award from New York Science Academy)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/15/china_
humanrights/


Human Rights Defender – Xiao Chun (肖春)
深圳厂方称维权者是罪犯 被暴打责任自负 (Labor Activist Beaten by Unidentified Thugs at Shenzhen Toy Factory)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/15/
shenzhen/


Labor
Shanghai Pulls Out All Stops to Bolster Union
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=bd721e3c74
a64110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


Law
中国评论﹕最高检新标準 可防滥捕滥诉 (Commentary: Supreme People's Procuratorate's New Standards Can Prevent Excessive Arrests and Prosecutions)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070816/cat1.htm

Media
China Announces Four Major Cases of Illegal Publications, Bogus Journalists
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/15/content_
6538637.htm


China to Launch Media Crackdown Before Communist Party Meeting
Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20070815-701348-
search.html?KEYWORDS=China&COLLECTION=autowire
/6month


反腐网游《清廉战士》被关闭 (Online Anti-Corruption Game Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/15/
game/


记者齐崇淮因揭官场贪腐被正式逮捕 (Shandong Journalist Formally Arrested After Revealing Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/08/15/
shandong/


Olympics
An Olympian Web War in China
Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118711975072997500-search
.html?KEYWORDS=China&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month


Politics
For Decoration Only
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
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Protests and Petitions
湖南湘潭矿工罢工演变成大规模冲突 (Strike at Hunan Coal Mine Escalates into Violent Clashes, Worker and Security Guard Beaten to Death)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/08/15/china_
labor_strike/


Public Health
China Toy Group Says Was Aware of Problems
Reuters (via YahooNews), August 15, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/ts_nm/china_safety
_toys_dc_2;_ylt=ArLu7RDV1
cR8E37runnI0ktPzWQA

Social Security
China Boosts Subsidies for People Affected by Natural Disasters
Xinhuanet, August 15, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/15/content_
6539737.htm