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.

Monday, June 07, 2010

June 07, 2010

News
Food Security

武汉万瓶假白酒流向市场 原料标明不宜直接饮用 (Thousands of Bottles of Fake Wine Found in Wuhan)
Xinhua News Agency, June 05, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0605/14/68E1PKUU000146BC.html

Human Rights Defender – Li Hong (力虹)
作家力虹病危获保外就医 入重症病房各界呼吁援手 (Li Hong Released on Bail for Medical Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-06062010121537.html

Human Rights Defender – Tan Zuoren (谭作人)
谭作人被控“煽动颠覆国家政权案”将于6月9日宣判 (Verdict in Tan Zuoren Trial to Be Pronounced June 9)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/69-06062010182039.html

Human Rights Defenders
Ex-Tiananmen Protest Leader Freed after Arrest in Tokyo
Voice of America, June 06, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Ex-Tiananmen-Protest-Leader-Freed-After-Arrest-in-Tokyo-95732594.html

Lawyer Recovers from Setback in Women's Rights
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4b33e080a6809210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June Fourth
“六四”21年烛光依旧 十五万人聚香港维园 (150K Attend June Forth Candlelight Vigil in Hong Kong's Victoria Park)
Radio Free Asia, June 04, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06042010160836.html

China Loyalist Attacks Beijing over Tiananmen
Financial Times, June 04, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/56e13a1c-6ffd-11df-8698-00144feabdc0.html

US Urges China to Free Activists on Tiananmen Anniversary
Agence France-Presse, June 04, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100604/pl_afp/chinatiananmenrightsusdiplomacy

Labor
Labor Unrest in China Reflects Changing Demographics, More Awareness of Rights
The Washington Post, June 07, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/06/AR2010060603295.html

Land Policy
New Housing Policy 'Difficult to Implement'
China Daily, June 07, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/07/content_9940830.htm

Law
Freedom of Speech Defence Bound to Fail: Courts Do Not Engage with Rights Discourse
South China Morning Post, June 07, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6b3d61f10fd09210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Migrant Workers
农民工随迁子女教育纳入公共教育体系 免学杂费不收借读费 (Children of Migrant Workers Receive Equal Treatment in Public Education System in Henan)
Legal Daily, June 07, 2010
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/content/2010-06/07/content_2163981.htm

Protests and Petitions
农民上访被关精神病院:精神病人收治制度存漏洞 (Petitioners Locked Up in Mental Institutions Reveals Loopholes in Admission System)
Outlook, June 07, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20100607/u1a5248098.html

Public Health
China Audits Rural Cooperative Medical Care System
Xinhua News Agency, June 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/06/content_9939854.htm

China's 'Cancer Villages' Reveal Dark Side of Economic Boom
The Guardian, June 07, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/07/china-cancer-villages-industrial-pollution

Rural Issues
Rural College Graduates Paid only Half the National Average Wage
South China Morning Post, June 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=279f7d5c9c309210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD