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.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

October 23, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
China Warns EU over Nominee for Rights Prize
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_re_eu/eu_eu_china_sakharov_prize/print

Corruption
Chinese Official Suspected of Defecting to France
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081022/wl_asia_afp/chinafrancepoliticsofficial

Death Penalty
北京原副市长刘志华被判死缓决定上诉 (Former Vice Mayor of Beijing to Appeal Death Sentence)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10236112.htm

Environment
环保部将每日播报重点城市空气质量 (Environmental Protection Ministry Will Report Air Quality for All Major Cities)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10237082.htm

Mysterious Pollution Strikes Pearl River
Shanghai Daily, October 22, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=377788

Report Warns of Greenhouse Gas Leap
Reuters (available at South China Morning Post),October 22, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
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Food Security

Milk Parents May Sue in U.S.
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/milk-10222008050819.html

Government
Politician in Southern China 'Assassinated': State Press
China Post, October 22, 2008
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/print/179809.htm

Human Rights

Plea on Hepatitis Bias
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
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Human Rights Defender - Mao Hengfeng (毛恒风)

毛恒凤在狱中受尽虐待 两名访民因声援杨佳被拘留 (Mao Hengfeng Tortured in Prison; Two Pro-Yang Jia Petitioners Detained)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mao-10222008091929.html

Labor
部分沿海企业不景气 300万重庆民工现返乡潮 (Wave of Migrant Workers Return to Chongqing as Coastal Businesses Founder)
EastDay.com, October 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081023/u1a3936743.html

Law
集体腐败屡现 专家提议将惩治集体腐败写入刑法 (Experts Propose Writing Collective Corruption into Criminal Law)
EastDay.com, October 23, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081023/u1a3936780.html

湖北省首例政府信息公开不作为案 政府部门败诉 (Hubei Transportation Department Found in Violation of Open Government Information Regulation)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10238504.htm

Macao
Macau Unveils National Security Bill
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
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Police
Crime Crackdown in SW China Yields 10,000 Arrests: Report
YahooNews (Asia), October 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081022/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecrackdown

Protests and Petitions
绵竹四遇难者母亲仍被拘留 家长周三续在市府请愿 (Petitioners Demand Release of Detained Earthquake Mothers)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/mianzhu-10222008123055.html

Public Health
北京市55万女职工加入疾病互助保障计划 (Half Million Female Workers Join Cooperative Health Plan)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/22/content_10233355.htm

Social Security
独生子女伤残死亡家庭扶助制度下半年全面推行 (Government to Offer Assistance for Families of Dead or Injured Only Children)
Xinhuanet, October 23, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-10/23/content_10236205_1.htm