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, July 10, 2008

July 10, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
Bush, Hu Discuss Human Rights, Taiwan
Voice of America, July 09, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-09-voa7.cfm?rss=asia

Corruption
Party Probes 'Iron Hand' Enforcer of Guangdong over Alleged Bribes
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5ff920665c80b110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Former Shanghai Official Jailed for Bribery
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8518430.htm

Sacked China Police Chief Alleges Corruption: Official Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunrestoly2008

Freedom of Speech
三家国际笔会发表报告批评中国钳制言论自由 (Three International PEN Organizations Publishe Report Criticizing China's Clampdown on Freedom of Speech)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yanlun-07092008173631.html

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
维权人士刘杰在劳教所被用酷刑 (Heilongjiang Petitioner, Liu Jie, Brutally Tortured Whilst at Reeducation Centre)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liujie-07092008094452.html

Human Rights Defender
参与杨春林联名抵制北京奥运 鸡西维权人士袁显臣被逮捕 (Heilongjiang Rights Defender Yuan Xianchen Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yuan-07092008094743.html

Labor
Safety Official: China to Shut 4,000 More Small Coal Mines by 2010
China Daily (via Xinhua), July 09, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/10/content_6832691.htm

Law
Chinese Prosecutors Investigating More Official Crimes
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8519532.htm

Olympics
Beijing Moves to Stop Vice Industry Staining Games
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), July 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/wl_asia_afp/chinaoly2008sexprostitution

Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Concludes in Inner Mongolia
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/10/content_8522356.htm

Olympic Village Impresses Mock Dwellers with Chinese Culture
Xinhuanet, July 10, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/10/content_8522081.htm

Foreign Media Heritage Shooting Procedure during Games to Be Simplified
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8518242.htm

奥运火炬拟过临沂 监控袁伟静者增至四十多 (Olympic Torch to Go Through Chen Guangcheng's Hometown - Increased Surveillance for Wife)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/linyi-07092008095411.html

Peking University Temporarily Bans Tourists for Olympic Security
Xinhuanet, July 09, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-07/09/content_8516489.htm

Recyclers Scrapped from Beijing ahead of Olympics
International Herald Tribune, July 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/business/recycle.php

Sarkozy Ends Threat to Boycott Olympic Opener
International Herald Tribune, July 09, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/09/asia/sarkozy.php

Police
RFA独家报道:闽农失地又失子 拒与警方谈私了 (RFA Independent Report: Fujian Farmer Loses Land and Child, Refuses to Talk to Police)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shidi-07092008151517.html

沪袭警案官方说法出台难服众 指杨佳被打残不实传谣者被捕者质疑 (Shanghai Authorities' Account of Attack Questionable)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xijing-07092008181228.html

Poverty
China's Extremely Poor Population Declines to Less Than 15 Mln
Xinhuanet, July 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8512143.htm

Public Health
Tainted Protein Confirmed as Killer
Shanghai Daily, July 09, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080709/article_366085.htm

Society
瓮安少女溺水亡? 民间真调被封口 (Did the Weng'an Girl Drown? Truth Kept from the People)
Radio Free Asia, July 09, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wengan-07092008135245.html

XUAR
China Says Kills Five Uighurs Seeking "Holy War"
Reuters, July 09, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK8056720080709