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, January 11, 2008

January 11, 2008

News
Corruption
河南审计2026名领导干部 查出违规金额33.11亿元 (Henan Audits 2026 Cadres, Uncovers Misuse of Funds Amounting to About 3.3 Billion Yuan)
Legal Daily, January 11, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-01/11/content_
779437.htm


China's Top Disciplinary Official Urges Self-discipline Among Corruption Fighters
Xinhuanet, January 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/10/content_
7400983.htm


北京市海淀原区长周良洛涉嫌受贿1600万被公诉 (Former Cadre In Haidian District, Beijing, Indicted for Allegedly Accepting Bribes of 16 Million Yuan)
Xinhuanet, January 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/10/content_7395
801.htm


2008 反腐风暴怎样刮? (What Are the Anti-Corruption Measures in 2008?)
The Beijing News, January 10, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/01-10/
021@081635.htm


Government
各地各部门纠正损害群众利益不正之风工作综述 (Government Departments Report on Efforts to Rectify Mispractice)
Xinhuanet, January 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-01/10/content
_7398132.htm


Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠告官案开庭 禁书翻版当局紧张 (Zheng Enchong's Lawsuit Started on Tuesday; Authorities Nervous About Pirated Copies of Book on Shanghai Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
zheng/


Labor
河北临西县:解救奴工被镇政府送还黑窑主/目前两奴工失踪 (Township Government in Linxi County, Hebei, Sends Freed Forced Laborer Back to "Black Kiln")
Nanfang Daily, January 11, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20080111
0561.asp


安徽电视台大批裁员 (Anhui TV Station Dismisses Employees En Masse)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/an/

Land Policy
浙江村民因为拆迁纠纷状告国家发改委 一审胜诉 (Beijing Court Decides in Favor of Zhejiang Villagers Against State Development and Planning Commission in Eviction Lawsuit)
CCTV (via Xinhua), January 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-01/11/content_7402
687.htm


Threats over Land Deal Alleged
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ec
b329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=6ecc4c32624671
10VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News


China Says Farmland Is for Cultivation
Associated Press (via YahooNews), January 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_re_as/china
_rural_land;_ylt=AhXNC.qHB
E7Hac6N_rjSsOwBxg8F

Law
烟台军转干乔延兵被秘审 律师指法院违反法律程序 (Demobilized Soldiers' Representative Secretly Tried; Lawyer Argues the Court Has Not Followed Proper Procedures)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
qiao/


Migrant Workers
建设部等五部委联合发文要求改善农民工居住条件 (Ministry of Construction and Other State Organs Issue Opinion Demanding Improvement on Migrant Workers' Housing Conditions)
Jinghua Times (via Xinhua), January 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-01/11/content_74
02678.htm


Protests and Petitions
“4000工人讨薪”追踪:讨薪工人再次堵路/又有2000多工人加入 (Four Thousand Workers Demanding Back Pay Block Roads Again)
Nanfang Daily, January 11, 2008
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20080111
0692.asp


四川古蔺县石屏乡农田遭破坏 官商勾结打伤数百名农民 (Hundreds of Sichuan Farmers Beaten During Protest Against Land Pollution)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
nong/


成都塑料12厂受伤工人在医院遭殴打 (Injured Factory Workers in Chengdu Beaten in Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
gong/


湖北天门城管打死人引发群体性事件仍在持续 (Public Continue Protests Against Urban Management Authorities' Beating to Death of a Hubei Resident)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
chengguang/


Public Health
China Parents to Sue over "Tainted" Umbilical Blood
Reuters, January 10, 2008
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=health
News&storyid=2008-01-
10T074109Z_01_PEK271279_RTRU
KOC_0_US-CHINA-BLOOD.xml


医疗服务成为中国民众最关注问题 (Medical Service Becomes China's Most Topical Social Issue)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/01/10/
service/