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, February 26, 2009

February 26, 2009

News

Bilateral Ties
US Says China Rights Record Worsens
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 26, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j2lu7qYCYVdUcxg1cpMvVRA9z82w

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US Criticism of China's Human Rights Condition Groundless
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7515044.htm

Civil Society
Fatal Jail Game Not an Accident - Doctor
Shanghai Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090226/article_392352.htm

Grass-roots Inquiry into Jail Death in China is Inconclusive
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/sleuth.php

Food Security
China to Set Up Central Food Safety Body: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090225/wl_asia_afp/chinafoodsafetycommission

Law
去年我国121名律师、23名司法鉴定人受到行政处罚 (121 Lawyers Penalized Last Year)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-02/26/content_10898566.htm

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历年高法、高检工作报告 (Working Reports for Supreme People's Court and Procuratorate)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10900719.htm
法院审判执行部门设立廉政监察员 受双重领导 (Court Establishes 'Clean Government' Supervisor)
Xinhuanet, February 26, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-02/26/content_10897966.htm

Macao
Dissent Muted as Macau's Security Bill Glides into Law
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=dcf8925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Guangzhou Industrial Disputes Soar in 2008
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=b250925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Sacked Migrant Worker Burns Himself in Front of Supervisor
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=d0ba925506eaf110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

宁夏200农民上书要求罢免贪官 连续多天上访无果 (Farmers Demand Recall of Corrupt Officials in Ningxia, to No Effect)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nongmin-02252009142851.html

Man, Woman Badly Hurt in Beijing Immolation Bid: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), February 25, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090226/wl_asia_afp/chinaprotest

十省下岗教师呼吁两会代表落实生活保障 (Teachers from Ten Provinces Appeal to NPC, CPPCC for Financial Safeguards)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/teachers-02252009090703.html

Tibet
Tibetans Greet New Year in Solemn Opposition
International Herald Tribune, February 25, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/asia/26tibet.php

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'Forget Politics, Just Rejoice'
China Daily, February 26, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/26/content_7514062.htm