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, May 20, 2008

May 20, 2008

News
Disasters

After Quake, China's Migrant Workers Rush Home
Chinese Science Monitor, May 20, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0520/p01s09-woap.html

Beijing Uses Media to Shape Nation's Mourning
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121117970381103133.html

China Asserts Conditions of Dams Are Stable
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121121977363204063.html

Quake Quiets the Critics of China's Human-Rights Record
Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121121202564703765.html

Three Fired for Dereliction of Duty in Dujiangyan, Paper Says
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=79ec75031220a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

为赈灾发起相关活动的民间团体及人士遭传唤拘留 (Activists Summoned and Detained over Quake Relief Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/minjian-05192008101829.html

China County Orders Dog Cull after Quake
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK37485620080519

China Quake Hurts Farmers' Hopes to Escape Poverty
Reuters, May 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSPEK35549320080519

China Will Study Collapse of Schools
Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-schools19-2008may19,0,6613560.story

Olympics
To many, Torch Relay Seems at Odds with Tragedy
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=33da75031220a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Police
倡导文明执法 构建和谐城管 (Urban Management Authorities of 32 Cities Sign "Xi'an Consensus" on Civilized Legal Enforcement)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-05/20/content_858026.htm

Tibet
Dalai Lama Calls for Non-Violence, Tries to Appease China
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_afp/chinatibetrightsdalaioly2008diplomacygermany_080519183216

Spanish Court Hears Testimony from Tibet Monks in Genocide Case
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), May 19, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_asia_afp/spainchinatibetreligionjustice_080519181750