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, November 13, 2008

November 13, 2008

News

Corruption
1,400 Lives Lost Due to Officials' Dereliction of Duty
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199300.htm

Death Penalty
Official Handed Death Sentence
Shanghai Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380475

Mother of Chinese Police Officers' Killer Put in Mental Hospital, her Sister Says
Associated Press (available at the International Herald , November 11, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/11/asia/china.php

Environment
368 Officials Convicted of Environmental Mismanagment
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7201091.htm

Related News
Is Beijing Fudging Its Pollution Numbers?
The New Republic, November 13, 2008
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/environmentandenergy/archive/2008/11/11/is-beijing-fudging-its-
pollution-numbers.aspx


Government
Foreign Ministry Archives Declassified
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199363.htm

陕西尝试对村委会换届选举现场监督公证 (Shaanxi Tests Using Observers to Monitor Village Elections)
Xinhuanet, November 13, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/13/content_10351076.htm

中国派出9名官员观摩今年美国总统大选 (China Sent Delegation to Study US Election)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xuangju-11122008101519.html

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)
潜江独立选举人士姚立法被绑架软禁12天后释放 (Direct Election Activist Yao Lifa Released from House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yaolifa-11122008161855.html

Law
Laws Focus on 'Cruel' Acrobatic Training
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=c6acbb5fc919d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Olympics
Bird's Nest Ticket Price Generates Public Fury
Shanghai Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=380473

Protests and Petitions
Cabbies in Sanya Rally for 3rd Straight Day
China Daily, November 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/13/content_7199708.htm

New Taxi-Driver Strikes Test Chinese Authorities
Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122651829758421335.html

访民申办协会被拒仍不放弃 (Petitioners Denied Permission to Form Association, Will Continue Efforts)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fang-11122008091343.html

天津妇女毋秀玲含冤上访遭当局打击报复 (Tianjin Petitioner Suffers Retaliatory Attacks from Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-11122008102614.html

Public Health
China Recalls Haemorrhoid Drug on Safety Fears: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/hl_afp/chinahealthdrugsafetyrecall

Quake-hit China Faces Long Road towards Psychological Recovery
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/hl_afp/chinaquakeschoolshealth

Related News
汶川地震半年祭日回访:部分学生将实施团体辅导 (Some Earthquake Zone Students Will
Receive Group Counseling)
EastDay.com, November 13, 2008
http://news.eastday.com/c/20081113/u1a3979531.html

Taiwan
馬英九希望與大陸簽和約 (Taiwan President Hopes to SignCross-Straight Peace Pact)
Ming Pao, November 12, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081112/ca31747c.htm

Tibet
China Warns Dalai Lama against Tibetan Autonomy
International Herald Tribune, November 10, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/10/arts/tibet.php