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 03, 2009

November 03, 2009

News
Bilateral Ties
China, New Zealand Sign Labor Market Agreement
Xinhua News Agency, November 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/03/content_12373935.htm

Disasters
1,000 Homes Ruined in Yunnan Quake
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0

Human Rights Defender - Guo Quan (郭泉)
異見教授郭泉上訴 料月底有結果 (Democracy Activist Guo Quan Appeals against Sentence for Subversion, Court Ruling Expected by End of The Month)
Ming Pao, November 03, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20091103/cac1.htm

June Fourth
天安门母亲联署 港团体抗议限制回国权利 ("Tiananmen Mothers" Sign Petition to Protest China's Entry Restriction on Their HK Group Member)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ding-11022009095624.html

Law
最高法院:六种情形下政府信息不予公开 (SPC: Government Information Withheld from Disclosure under Six Circumstances)
Eastday, November 03, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091103/u1a4778684.html


Related information:
关于审理政府信息公开行政案件若干问题的规定(征求意见稿) (Regulations on Several Issues Regarding the Hearing of Open Government Information Cases [Draft for Soliciting Opinions])
ChinaCourt.org, November 03, 2009
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/10309068.html
Military
China 'to Put Weapons in Space'
South China Morning Post, November 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=010557e7425b4210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
惠州“10·26”事件 8人被拘留 (Eight Detained for the "October 26 Incident" in Huizhou)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 03, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/A/html/2009-11/03/content_931599.htm

Related news:
惠州工商通报百人冲击机关事件 多名警察被打 (Several Police Beaten in Assault
Involving 100+ People in Huizhou)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 30, 2009
http://law.southcn.com/c/2009-10/30/content_6143993.htm

番禺数百民工与警冲突三十多人被拘 (Hundreds of Migrant Workers in Guangzhou Clash With Police; More than 30 Detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/min-11022009095427.html

XUAR
中国反对美国将维吾尔人移交帕劳 (China Opposes The Transfer of Uyghurs to Palau)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 03, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/11/091103_china_palau_uighurs.shtml

Xinjiang Police to 'Strike Hard'
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 03, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8339367.stm