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 23, 2008

December 24, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties

Beijing Wants Chinese Gitmo Detainees
China Daily, December 24, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/24/content_7334470.htm

Disasters
Court Rejects Quake-Deaths Suit in China
Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123006181877830819.html

Environment
环保部:今年1.5万家环境违法企业被立案查处 (SEPA: 15K Companies Filed for Investigation into Environmental Violations in 2008)
China News, December 24, 2008
http://www.china.com.cn/policy/txt/2008-12/24/content_17000254.htm

Human Rights Defender - Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
Petition over Detained Chinese Writer Goes International
International Herald Tribune, December 23, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/23/asia/china.php

Human Rights Defenders
民主党人士谢长发案件退回补充侦查 袁显臣被超期羁押 (Changsha Dissident Xie Changfa's Case Returned to PSB for Additional Investigation)
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minzhu-12232008082537.html

Labor
沪台资厂上千工人静坐两天讨薪 (1000+ Shanghai Workers Hold Sit-in Protest for Back Wages)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/taoxin-12232008115020.html

Land Policy
上海多楼盘被政府团购 (Shanghai Government Purchases Large Number of Buildings en Masse)
The Beijing News, December 24, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/12-24/008@031152.htm

湖北郧西县数百名村民因征地赔偿问题与当局发生冲突 (Hubei Villagers Clash with Officials over Poor Land Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengdi-12232008083445.html

扬州拒迁户夫妇和女儿被强行带走下落不明 (Jiangsu Family Protesting Demolition of Home Detained, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/demolishing_clash-12232008104036.html

Media
当局拒绝律师会见上周被正式被捕的央视记者李敏 (CCTV Reporter Detained on Suspicion of Taking Bribes Not Allowed to Meet with Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/journalist_detain-12232008110039.html

Police
Protest Organizer Seized in Sichuan
Shanghai Daily, December 24, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081224/article_385662.htm

Poverty
Sponsor Program Aims to Help Poor Farmers
Shanghai Daily, December 24, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081224/article_385667.htm

Public Health
疫苗致残儿童案一审判决受害人仅得8万赔偿 (Decision on Case on Children Left Handicapped by a Vaccine Awards Victims only 800,000 in Compensation)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawsuit-12222008104358.html