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.

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

October 7- 8, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Chinese FM: U.S. to Blame for Damage of Bilateral Relations
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10161826.htm

Judge Orders Release of Chinese Muslims into US
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), October 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_go_ot/guantanamo_chinese_detainee

Related News:
China Urges U.S. to Repatriate Suspected Chinese Terrorists
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10160889.htm



Children
Child Abductions Plague China
Al Jazeera, October 06, 2008
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2008/10/200810532912964826.html

Civil Society
Internet Posts Used in Zhuzhou Graft Trial
Caijing Magazine, October 07, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-10-07/110018068.html

Disasters
Schools Closed for Safety after Tibet Quake
Reuters (available at YahooNews), October 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081007/wl_nm/us_china_earthquake

Food Security
China Declines to Say How Many Kids Sick in Milk Scandal
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 08, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081008/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetychild

Parents Scramble for Safe Milk after China Scandal
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), October 06, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081007/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetychildhongkong

中国政府通过乳品质量安全监督管理条例 (Chinese Government Passes Regulations on Quality Control of Dairy Products)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/food_safety_milk-10072008113930.html?encoding=simplified

Government
China Milk Scandal Province Hid Mine Disaster
Reuters (available at YahooNews), October 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081008/wl_nm/us_china_mine

Official: China's Fatal Mud-Rock Flow, Nightclub Fire Smack of Government Corruption
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10162018.htm

中国官员隐瞒矿难受到惩罚 (Officials Penalized for Covering up Mineral Crisis)
Voice of America, October 08, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n2008-10-08-voa15.cfm

Human Rights Defenders
30多名律师因压力退出毒奶粉义务律师团(Over Thirty Lawyers Pressured to Quit Voluntary Litigation Team in Tainted Milk Case)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-10062008114515.html?encoding=simplified

Lawyers' Outrage at Milk Case Ban
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-10072008150126.html

李金平在中南海呼吁为赵紫阳平反(Calls for Redress for Zhao Ziyang)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_detain-10072008112634.html?encoding=simplified

湖北作家邓复华长期揭露官员贪腐遭报复( Hubei Writer Deng Fuhua Suffers Retaliation for Exposing Official Corruption )
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/deng-10072008095139.html

Human Rights Defenders - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), Hu Jia(胡佳)
Chinese Dissidents Favourites for Nobel Peace Prize
The Telegraph, October 06, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3146473/Chinese-dissidents-favourites-for-Nobel-Peace-Prize.html

Labor
Work Safety Offenders to be Put on Blacklist
China Daily, October 08, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/08/content_7085222.htm

Media

陕西商洛一派出所向村委会公然索贿 (Shanxi Police Substation Brazenly Seeks Bribes from Village Committee)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/corruption_police-10072008114157.html?encoding=simplified

世界报业协会就媒体自由向中国施压(World Newspaper Association Puts Pressure on China)
BBC, October 01, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7640000/newsid_7646300/7646347.stm

Protests and Petitions
河南焦作市周一连续发生两起工人集体堵路抗议事件 (Two Workers’ Protests in a Week in Henan Province)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/dulu-10072008135605.html

绵竹地震遇难学生家长请愿遭官员殴打 (Parents of Dead Students in Earthquake Beaten During Protest)
Radio Free Asia, October 07, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_petition-10072008110234.html?encoding=simplified

曲山镇小学地震遇难学生家长代表被拘捕 (Representative of Parents Seeking Compensation for Children's Deaths in Earthquake Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 06, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/earthquake_students-10062008110020.html?encoding=simplified

Public Health
136 Villagers Poisoned by Contaminated Water in S China
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10162012.htm

China Hospital Compensates Parents for Dead Newborns
Xinhuanet, October 07, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/07/content_10159076.htm

Guangzhou: Toxins Levels in 70% Apartments Excessive
Xinhuanet, October 08, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/08/content_10163515.htm