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, February 29, 2008

February 29, 2008

News
Food Security
China Says Dumplings "Sabotaged", Probably in Japan
Reuters, February 29, 2008

Human Rights
A Small Voice Calling
The Economist, February 28, 2008

China Foreign Minister Defends Rights Record
Reuters, February 28, 2008

人权组织吁中国奥运前改善人权,否则布什应该拒绝出席开幕式 (Rights Organizations Urge Improvement of Rights Situation Before Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Human Rights Defenders
Activists Sue Yahoo over Disclosures and Jailing
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008

[调查]清白律师突遭三年牢狱 奇案背后隐藏土地秘密 (Lawyer Locked Away in Prison of Three Years Over Land Case)
Nanfang Weekend, February 28, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
陈光诚家人受到更大压力 袁伟静起诉北京边防总站立案 (Chen Guangcheng's Family Under Increased Pressure)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
维权律师郑恩宠致媒体公开信 强调接受采访没有选择性 (Zheng Enchong Says in Open Letter: Willing to Speak to Any Media)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Law
White Paper Praises Rule-of-Law Transition
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008

Olympics
Bush: Will Raise Rights Concerns Privately in Beijing
Reuters, February 29, 2008

Hebei Police Set Up Checkpoints, Tighten Security for Olympics
Xinhuanet, February 29, 2008


北京被拆迁户:奥运拆迁赔偿不公酿人命 (Unfair Amount of Olympic Resettlement Compensation Causes Death)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Politics
NPC's Critical Shift to Resolving Social Issues
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2008

北大原右派公开信呼吁改正反右运动 (Peking University "Rightists" Openly Urge Correction of the Record on Anti-Rightist Campaign Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Population
China May Scrap One-Child Policy, Official Says
Reuters, February 28, 2008

Protests and Petitions
当局搜捕计划召开记者会的访民 (Authorities Arrest Petitioners Who Had Planned a Press Conference)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

南通政府漠视法律 暴力拆迁严重 (Jiangsu Resettlement Protest Turns Violent)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

四川仁寿劳资冲突女婴死亡 当局封锁消息论坛帖遭删 (Labor Dispute Causes Death of Infant in Sichuan; Authorities Block Media Coverage)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

沈阳棚户改造暴力强迁 新星政绩背后民众血泪 (Violence Used in Resettlement of Shenyang "Slum-dwellers")
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2008

Tibet
China Denies Tibet Railway Hurting Tibetans
Reuters, February 28, 2008