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, March 11, 2008

March 11, 2008

News
Environment

Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China
Washington Post, March 09, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/03/08/AR2008030802595.html


Human Rights Defenders - Zhou Mengxin (周孟新)
山东菏泽一民间维权人士取保候审回家 (Civil Rights Defender Zhou Mengxin Released on Bail After 10 Days Detention)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/10/heze/


Labor
云南残疾大学生应聘教师遭拒 质疑校方就业歧视 (Disabled Yunnan Student Questions School's Employment Discrimination)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2008-03/11/
content_7764406.htm


Labour Law Lacked Consultation, Says Expert
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
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a0/?vgnextoid=
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&ss=China&s=News


北京:失业人员三次无故拒绝工作将被停发失业保险金 (Unemployment Insurance Will Be Suspended After Rejection of 3 Reasonable Job Opportunities)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/
11/content_7762521.htm


Picky Chinese Workers Spell End of Cheap Labor
Reuters, March 10, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/
idUSPEK918420080310


Land Policy
福建泉州东园村2000余农民联合举报政府侵权 (Fujian Farmers Jointly Report Illegal Land Expropriation)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/10/nongmin/


Law
Gaps in Prosecution, Judicial Work Reports
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
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Population
China One-Child Policy to Stay in Place
Associated Press ( available at YahooNews), March 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080310/ap_on_re_as/
china_one_child_policy_2;_ylt=Ak3
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cilPzWQA


Protests and Petitions
广东博罗台资木器厂因劳动合同发生工潮
Five Workers Arrested During Protests over Labor Contract
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/10/
china_labor_strike/


广西钟山县2000村民灌溉水遭污染 (More than 2000 Villagers in Guangxi Affected by Polluted Water)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/10/water/


四百多工人到随州市政府集会请愿 (More than 400 Hubei Workers Jointly Send Petition to City Government Over Employment Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/10/suizhou/


四川徵地移民上访索偿 (Sichuan Immigrants Petition over Illegal Land Expropriation)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/10/
china_land_corruption/


Public Health
青海:13项规定减轻群众就医负担 (Qinghai Health Department Issues New Regulations for Medical Relief)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/11/
content_7762139.htm


China Plans 20 bln Yuan to Narrow Rural-Urban Health Care Gap
Xinhuanet, March 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/10/content
_7759416.htm


Social Security
重庆发放首批统一制式社保卡 (Chongqing Issued First National Social Security Cards)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/11/
content_7762053.htm


沈阳特困农民就医实行“零起付” (Shenyang Authorities Provide Free First Consulation to Poor Farmers)
Xinhuanet, March 11, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/11/
content_7762582.htm


Tibet
China Detains Tibetan Monks Protesting on Key Anniversary
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/breaking_news/
2008/03/10/tibet_protest/


流亡藏人发起“徒步回西藏”行动 (Tibetans in Exile Launch "Walk Back to Tibet" Action)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/
10/tibetan/


Three Gorges
三门峡水库遗害 失地移民要地权 (Aftermath of the Three Gorges: Displaced Want Land Ownership)
Voice of America, March 08, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2008-03-08-
voa35.cfm