April 10-14, 2009

News
Environment
China Orders Governments to Go Green: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090414/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentgovernment

Gender
Chinese Bias for Baby Boys Creates a Gap of 32 Million
New York Times, April 11, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/11/world/asia/11china.html

Human Rights
China Releases Human Rights Plan
New York Times, April 14, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/asia/14china.html

Related information:
国家人权行动计划(2009—2010年) (National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010))
Information Office of the State Council, April 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-04/13/content_11177077.htm (Chinese)
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/13/content_7672483.htm (English)

Related news:
Beijing's Action Plan Lacks Detail on Enforcing People's Political and Civil Rights, Experts Say
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=23109a68e50a0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights on Students' Agenda
China Daily, April 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/14/content_7673491.htm

实施《公约》总体难度不大 (Implementing the ICCPR Not Difficult)
Southern Metropolis Daily, April 14, 2009
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/ttxw/200904140005.asp

Human Rights Defender - Liu Jie (刘杰)
万民上书十七大发起人刘杰获释 以劳教经历现身说法 (Heilongjiang Petitioner Liu Jie Released from RTL Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liujie-04132009122939.html

Human Rights Defenders
维权律师程海、杨在新遭围攻 引发舆论关注 (Prominent Rights Defense Attorneys Cheng Hai and Yang Zaixin Assaulted)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lushi-04132009162257.html

Internet Censorship
杭州市立法保护网络安全 散布谣言最高可罚一万五 (New Hangzhou Legislation for Protecting Internet Safety Includes Legal Sanctions for Spreading Rumors)
Zhejiang Online, April 14, 2009
http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/05zjnews/system/2009/04/14/015424884.shtml

June 4th
'Goddess' Statue Ruled Out for Liaison Office
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cdd5fa013a090210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Beijing Braces for New Tensions over Tiananmen Incident
Agence France-Presse (via eTaiwanNews), April 14, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=919204

Hong Kong Students Start Vote on Tiananmen Killings
Reuters, April 14, 2009
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE53D1FN20090414

Related news:
Truth First on '89 Crackdown, Political Figures Tell Students
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5de336ef86b80210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

University Opts for Crackdown Booklet
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1650a81d270a0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

港大学生会长因六四言论面临罢免 (Hong Kong University Student Union President Faces Recall after June 4 Comments)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7990000/newsid_7997600/7997682.stm

Police
Two Die in Detention Rooms in East China
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/11/content_11170647.htm

Protests and Petitions
Striking Taxi Drivers Getting Back to Work
China Daily, April 14, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/13/content_7672765.htm

Related news:
11 Arrested after Taxi Strike Spirals into Riot
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3b05289b51690210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

重慶300工人堵塞交通 (300 Workers Block Traffic in Chongqing Protesting for Back Wages)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2009
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/94/1/1/1100751/1.html

四川自贡千名村民抗议当局强迫购社保 (1000 Sichuan Villagers Protest Forced Purchase of Social Security)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zigong-04132009132928.html

北大中南海天安门抗议上千访民半被抓 (Petitioners Continue Protests in Beijing's "Sensitive Areas"; Many Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fangmin-04132009124450.html

一乡镇干部自述:"截访"的无奈和隐衷 (Reflections from a Small-town Cadre: Helplessness and Unspoken Thoughts on "Intercepting Petitioners")
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/focus/2009-04/13/content_11176136.htm

Religion
成都家庭教会复活节活动遭到压制 (Chengdu House Churches Come under Pressure during Easter Holiday)
Voice of America, April 13, 2009
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-04-13-voa43.cfm