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, December 03, 2009

December 03, 2009

News
Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
黄琦案上诉受阻挠 各方呼吁遵守法律流程 (Huang Qi's Appeal Obstructed, Parties Urge Compliance with Law)
Radio Free Asia, December 02, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huangqi-12022009093959.html

Protests and Petitions
成都自焚拆迁户唐福珍死亡 (Chengdu Woman Who Set Herself on Fire to Prevent Eviction and Demolition Dies after 16 Days, Husband Criminally Detained)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 02, 2009
http://gcontent.nddaily.com/a/93/a9365bd906e11324/Blog/58a/054d55.html

玻璃墙挡住信访者 刘玉浦当即要求拆除 (Shenzhen Party Secretary Liu Yupu Calls for Smashing the Glass Wall Impeding Petitioners)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 02, 2009
http://epaper.nddaily.com/H/html/2009-12/02/content_955705.htm

Public Health
NW China Province Requires HIV Carriers to Inform Partners
Xinhua News Agency, December 03, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/02/content_12577854.htm

三鹿死了,孩子们的生活还得继续 (Sanlu Caput, But the Children Live On)
Henan Business Daily, December 03, 2009
http://news.shangbw.com/guanzhu/200912/03-46474.html

Religion
China Sentences 5 Church Leaders to Labor Camp
Associated Press, December 02, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcwPZdgx2c7bPVLxm71nb1xl11ZQD9CB13S00
Rural Issues
China to Lift Tuition for Rural Students in Vocational Schools
Xinhua News Agency, December 02, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/02/content_12575325.htm

Society
云南大理卫生局否认出资建同性恋酒吧 (Dali Public Health Bureau Denies Investing in Gay Bar)
China Daily, December 02, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqzx/2009-12/02/content_9096886.htm

Taiwan
Rampant Vote-Buying, Graft 'Tarnish Taiwan's Democracy'
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), December 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c4b21dc190055210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR
Uighur Protesters Land in Cambodia
The Washington Post, December 03, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120203746.html