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, November 19, 2007

November 17-19, 2007

News
Death Penalty

中方对联大决议暂停死刑表示遗憾 (China Regrets UN's Resolution Calling for Moratorium on Executions)
The Beijing News, November 18, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2007/11-18/
011@030201.htm


Human Rights Defender
维权人士李国宏被判劳教 (Rights Defender Li Guohong Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/18/li/

Human Rights Defender – Liu Jie (刘杰)
万人上书十七大组织者呼吁为刘杰讨公道 (Launchers of Open Letter Call for Justice for Liu Jie)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/16/
liujie/


Human Rights Defenders
维权人士李国宏仍被拘 唐荆陵等被国保警察骚扰 (Rights Defender Still Detained; Human Rights Lawyer Harassed During Trip)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/16/
liguohong/


Human Rights Defender - Shi Tao (师涛)
高琴声及俞陵要求杨致远帮助营救亲人 (Yahoo! Founder Urged to Seek Release of Jailed Internet Activists)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/16/yahoo/

Labor
Companies Face Increasing Awareness of Workers' Rights
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62e
cb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=eb1601743a25
6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=Ne


Media
China's Aggressive Internet Censorship
Forbes.com, November 16, 2007
http://www.forbes.com/leadership/careers/2007/11/15/china
-internet-censorship-
cx_1115oxford.html

Olympics
西方媒体轮番给北京奥运造谣 如此"新闻自由"? (Western Media Creates Rumors Against Beijing Olympics)
Global Times (via Xinhua), November 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/olympics/2007-11/19/content_
7102759.htm


8万安保人员保驾奥运 (Beijing Olympics Employ 80,000 Security Officers)
The Beijing News, November 17, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/11-17/
011@012327.htm


China to Quash Protests at Olympics
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_re_as/olympics
_protesters_1;_ylt=AmliVc
cFHhFKpl_5PGLDBzlPzWQA

Police
中国五年来查出超期羁押逾3.3万人 (33,000 People Detained Beyond the Period Allowed by Chinese Law in the Past 5 Years)
BBC, November 17, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7090000/
newsid_7099500/7099540.stm


Politics
中共啟动內部程序 民主评议国家領导人选 (CPC Invites Internal Comments on Candidates for State Leadership)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071119/caa5.htm

Protests and Petitions
河南郏县违规征地事件调查 (Illegal Land Grab in Jia County, Henan Province Being Investigated)
China Youth Daily, November 19, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-11/19/content_1960736.htm

花楼街再曝打人逼迁 居民申请组民间“护房队” (Wuhan Residents Beaten Again for Refusing Eviction, Questioned by Police for Setting Up "Apartment Protection Team")
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/16/
hualoujie/


Beijing "Hutong" Family Hold Out Against Bulldozers
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/wl_nm/china_rede
velopment_dc_2;_ylt=AtI9DM
H4lzcp_xhmyt4aIp1PzWQA

云南陆良重判8名维权农民 (Yunnan Court Passes Harsh Sentences for 8 Rights Defenders)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/16/
nongmin/


Public Health
乙肝检查详情只通知个人 用人单位强查乙肝罚款数目太少 (Conference Participants Question Deterrence Effect of Fines for Compulsory Hepatitis B Testing)
Nanfang City News, November 19, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/
200711190516.asp


Three Gorges
Three Gorges Work Continues Amid New Round of Concerns
Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119521762330795704.html?
mod=home_asia_weekend