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.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

December 11, 2007

News
Environment
UN Chief Hits at China, India on Climate
Financial Times, December 10, 2007
http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?ct=0&id=071210000497

Government
Over 6,000 Malfeasant Officials Investigated in 5 years
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226374.htm

Human Rights
Human Rights Expert Outlines China's Achievements
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/11/content_7228726.htm

Human Rights Defender
福建维权人士陈友仁被判劳教 (Fujian Rights Defender Chen Youren Sentenced to RTL)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/Chen_youren/

Human Rights Defender - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄妻张青说儿子失学不是因没钱是当局操控 (Guo Feixiong's Wife Says No Schooling for Son Due to Authorities' Manipulation)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/guofeixiong2/

Human Rights Defenders
深圳维权人士肖春被警方逼写检讨保证不和外媒联系 (Shenzhen Police Force Rights Defender to Sign Document Promising Not to Talk to Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/xiaochun/

Labor
China Orders Mines Shut in Shanxi and Heilongjiang
Reuters, December 10, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK10300920071210

Land Policy
Chinese Gov't Uncovers Officials Who Misappropriate Farmland
Xinhuanet, December 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226605.htm

黑龙江省富锦市四万名农民联署护地声明 (Forty Thousand Heilongjiang Farmers Sign Open Statement Protesting Land Grab)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/10/china_rights_land/

Law
我国首支环境维权志愿律师队伍组建 (China Forms Rights Defense Lawyer Team to Help Victims of Pollution)
Legal Daily, December 11, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2007-12/11/content_759237.htm

Media
Bloomberg Seeks Less Info Control in China
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_re_as/china_bloomberg_2

南京出版局扣押批左书籍《历史大趋势》 (Nanjing Publishing Bureau Has Seized Book Criticizing Leftist Tendency Since Last Year)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/10/china_media_freedom/

Olympics
Free Press Campaigners Protest at China Block
Reuters, December 10, 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30908720071210

Poverty
Pregnant Migrant Woman's Death in Beijing Sparks Call for Gov't Aid to Poor
Xinhuanet, December 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/10/content_7226612.htm

Protests and Petitions
世界人权日北京截访忙 (Authorities Busy with "Retrieving" Petitioners in Beijing on Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/renquan/

桂林少女遭城管殴打 引千人围观公愤不平 (Urban Management Personnel Surrounded by Outraged Crowd for Beating 16-Year-Old Girl)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/10/guilin/

Tibet
Tibetans Detail Chinese Exploitation of Their Homeland's Environment
Voice of America, December 10, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-10-voa18.cfm