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, November 30, 2007

November 30, 2007

News
Children

河北当局限期关闭张明选牧师的孤儿院 (Hebei Authorities to Shut Down Pastor's Orphanage)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/11/29/china_religion_christian/

Death Penalty
驾柜车撞死2人 港司机深圳判死 (Driver Sentenced to Death in Shenzhen over Vehicular Manslaughter)
Ming Pao, November 30, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20071130/ccb1.htm

警察杀人案 3主犯获重刑 (Henan Policeman Sentenced to Death for Throwing Man from Third Floor Causing His Death)
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200711300559.asp

系列强奸杀人案凶手 董文语被执行死刑 (Serial Rapist and Murderer Executed in Zhejiang)
Zhejiang Online (via Xinhua), November 30, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/video/2007-11/30/content_7173853.htm

Environment
Progress on Energy Use, But Still Short of Target
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e7abcf0beeb86110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Officials Face Scrutiny for Emission Reduction Shortcomings
Xinhuanet, November 29, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/29/content_7166959.htm

China's Green Spending Falls Short
Time, November 28, 2007
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688554,00.html

Food Security
Huge Quality Inspection Sweeps Guangdong Cities
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8ccbcf0beeb86110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Chang Kun (常坤)
艾滋病权益人士常坤将在艾滋病日举行绝食抗议 (AIDS Activist Chang Kun to Stage Hunger Strike on World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/aids_day/

Human Rights Defender
《民间》杂志主编被抄家调查 (Shanghai Authorities Ransack Home of Civil Society Publication's Editor)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/minjian/

Land Policy
拆迁“智斗”记 (Shanghai Apartment Owners and Eviction Companies Disagree on Compensation)
Nanfang Weekend, November 29, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711290934.asp

Law
湖北法官状告党校违法办学 (Hubei Judge Sues CPC School for Running Illegal Courses)
Nanfang Weekend, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200711290933.asp

前上海首富周正毅被判處16年監禁 (Shanghai Tycoon Zhou Zhengyi Sentenced to 16 Years' Imprisonment)
BBC, November 30, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7120000/newsid_7120200/7120253.stm

Media
乙肝携带者公益网站被关闭 (Beijing Authorities Shut Down Online Forum for Hepatitis B Carriers)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/11/29/yigan/

Migrant Workers
ID Card Option Ends Salary Worries for Migrant Workers in the Capital
Reuters (via The Standard), November 30, 2007
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=57812&sid=16526510&con_type=1&d_str=20071130&fc=810&con_type=1&d_str=20071130&fc=8

Poverty
学生群染怪病事件:被GDP遗忘的角落 (Poverty Is the Cause of Mysterious Illness in Students in Yunnan Remote Locale)
Nanfang Weekend, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200711300505.asp

Protests and Petitions
一男子讨薪被打危坐高桥 内环路B线梅花村路段拥堵两小时 (Man Sits on Highway Bridge in Beijing in Protest of Wage Dispute and Thugs' Violence)
Nanfang City News, November 30, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200711300698.asp

Thousands Riot at Anhui Military Academy over Diploma Status
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2007/11/29/china_riot/

Tibet
China Condemns Dalai Lama for Ideas on Succession
Reuters (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/wl_nm/china_tibet_dc_3

China Reports 7 Detained in Tibet Riots
Associated Press (via YahooNews), November 29, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071129/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_riot_2