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, November 11, 2008

November 11, 2008

Top News of the Day
China Skirts Questions in UN Torture Review -Groups
Reuters Alert Net, November 10, 2008
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LA462549.htm

China on Monday presented its response to questions posed by the UN Committee Against Torture about interrogation techniques and detention practices within China. Human rights groups were disappointed that China did not address many of the issues raised, including abuses in police stations, prisons, informal custody houses, psychiatric hospitals and other facilities. Instead the Chinese delegation skirted the issues raised and merely provided data on the current treatment of torture in domestic law.

Related Information:
HRIC Press Release: 'UN Experts: “Serious Information Gap” on China’s Efforts to End Torture'
Human Rights in China, November 10, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-10-voa45.cfm?rss=asia


News

Bilateral Ties
China to Further Dialogue, Co-op with African Union
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 11, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7192604.htm

Civil Society
ID-checking Site Collapses after Going Public
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 11, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191924.htm

Corruption
Police to Refund Protection Money
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2008

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081111/article_380175.htm

Environment
China Expands Markets for Emissions Trading
Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122636062518315545.html?mod=rss_whats_news_asi
a

Food Security
17 Companies to Seek Compensation from China: DOH
China Post, November 11, 2008

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/11/11/182614/17-
companies.htm

Practice, Problem of Adding Chemicals to Food Pre-date Melamine by a Decade
China Post, November 10, 2008

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2008/11/10/182522/Practice-
problem.htm

Human Rights Defenders
囚禁新疆昌吉监狱的访民胡军失踪 (Imprisoned Xinjiang Petitioner Hu Jun (胡军) Missing)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-11102008112923.html

福建维权人士纪斯尊被控涉嫌“伪造公章罪” (Rights Defender Ji Sizun (纪斯尊) Accused of Forging Official Seal)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2008

http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fujian-11102008170303.html

Labor
青海水泥廠車間倒塌5亡 (Five Killed in Cement Plant Collapse)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081111/ca21114k.htm

Mayor's Fate Tied to Coal Mine Safety
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 11, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191884.htm

N. China Coal Mine Accident Kills 4, Injures 13
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 10, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/10/content_7190196.htm

Slowdown Forces Rethink on Social Compact
Financial Times, November 10, 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3576dbc-af46-11dd-a4bf-000077b07658.html

Land Policy
Radical Land-rights Scheme Halted
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2008

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=878b3cdb8578d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

安徽砀山动用警力强行征地 村民被迫“站岗放哨" (Clashes Continue as Anhui Villagers Forcibly Removed from Land)
EastDay.com, November 10, 2008

http://news.eastday.com/c/20081110/u1a3974193.html

Law
Ex-village Boss Held over Fatal Attack on Farmer
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 11, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191918.htm

Killer's Mother in Mental Hospital
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2008

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=748c3cdb8578d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

北京西城法院原院长贪污受贿700万服从死缓判决 (Suspended Death Sentence for Corrupt President of Court)
EastDay.com, November 11, 2008

http://news.eastday.com/c/20081111/u1a3974531.html

山西运城规定:县处级干部不得随意因私出国 (New Shanxi Regulations Prohibit Private Travel Abroad for County-level Cadres)
Xinhuanet, November 10, 2008

http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/10/content_10336071.htm

Macao

澳门就《维护国家安全法》(草案)听取市民意见 (Macao to Hear Public Opinion on Draft State Security Laws)
EastDay.com, November 10, 2008

http://news.eastday.com/c/20081110/u1a3974467.html

Migrant Workers
Global Crisis Threatens China's Income Gains
Reuters, November 08, 2008

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081107.wchina1108/BNStory/B
usiness/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081107.wchina1108

Police
Officer Dies as Suspect Smashes through Blockade in Hebei
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2008

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081111/article_380215.htm

Officials Jailed for Beating Man to Death
Shanghai Daily, November 11, 2008

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200811/20081111/article_380218.htm

Protests and Petitions
Cabbies Go on Strike in Hainan, Gansu
China Daily, November 11, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191260.htm

Related Information:
21 People Investigated over Violence in Cabby Strike
China Daily, November 11, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7193643.htm


Public Health
Over 1,000 Chinese Die of Infectious Diseases in Oct
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 10, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/10/content_7191083.htm

China Holds National Congress for Disabled
Xinhuanet, November 11, 2008

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/11/content_10339512.htm

Religion
Chinese Muslims Begin Annual Pilgrimage to Mecca
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 10, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/10/content_7191155.htm

Society
Sale of Ephedrine Products Limited in Beijing
China Daily, November 11, 2008

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/11/content_7191853.htm

Tibet

Tibetans' Risk Journey into Exile
BBC, November 11, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/7715401.stm

英政府明确承认西藏是中国一部分 (England Acknowledges Tibet is Part of China)
Voice of America, November 10, 2008

http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2008-11-10-voa40.cfm?rss=topstories