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, September 28, 2007

September 28, 2007

News
Corruption

Five Sentenced for Looting Shanghai Pension Fund
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2007
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Former Medical Chief Pleads Guilty to Graft
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2007
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深圳處長受賄囚10年 (Shenzhen Environmental Protection Bureau Chief Sentenced to 10 Years for Bribery)
Ming Pao, September 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070928/cce1.htm

Death Penalty
Three sentenced to death for poisoning their partners
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2007
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Education
中国将用3年左右优先化解 500亿元农村义务教育巨债 (China to Invest RMB 50 Billion to Tackle Rural Education in Three Years)
Xinhuanet, September 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/edu/2007-09/28/content_6805
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Environment
Beneath Booming Cities, China’s Future Is Drying Up
New York Times, September 28, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/world/asia/28water
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Gender
部分条款创新 解读广东妇女权益保障4大突破 (Breakthroughs in Guangdong Women's Rights and Protection Law)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2007-09/27/content_
709353.htm


Human Rights Defenders
大陆各地政府继续打压维权人士 (Human Rights Defenders Harassed by Local Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/27/
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Human Rights Defenders - Ouyang Xiaorong (欧阳小戎)
独立中文笔会成员欧阳小戎被公安带走 (Internet Writer Ouyang Xiaorong Taken Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/27/gao/

Land Policy
16 Cases of Illegal Land Use Revealed
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2007
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Media
河南濮阳发生两次大爆炸 (Cover-up of Two Large-Scale Explosions in Henan)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/09/27/china_
explosion/


云南文山草根论坛因发布警察打人的帖子被关闭 (Yunnan Online Forum Closed After Posting "Sensitive" Articles)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/27/
wenshan/


Protests and Petitions
几十名昔日抗非典医务人员在北京市政府上访 (SARS Medical Practitioners Petition the Government over Its Unfulfilled Promises)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/09/27/
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