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.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

October 12, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Cancels Norwegian Fisheries Meeting In Response To Liu Xiaobo Nobel Prize
The Daily Telegraph, October 11, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8055730/China-cancels-Norwegian-fisheries-meeting-in-response-to-Liu-Xiaobo-Nobel-Prize.html

Furious China Blocks Visit to Nobel Winner's Wife
Associated Press, October 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101012/ap_on_re_as/as_china_nobel_peace_prize

莫少平:刘晓波或可凭保外就医提前出狱 (Mo Shaoping: Liu Could Get Medical Parole)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 12, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/10/101012_moshaoping_liuxiaobo.shtml

U.S. Urges China to Let Nobel Winner's Wife Move Freely
Reuters, October 12, 2010
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE69B028.htm

China Says Nobel Prize Is Interference, while Wife of Winner Says He Is Getting Better Food
The Canadian Press, October 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gUEnwxiTR8zyGAckMNJMzwecrB_Q


News
Civil Society
桂城拟再助至少5个NGO注册 (Guangdong: Guicheng to Aid Registration of at Least Five NGOs)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 12, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-10/12/content_1196491.htm

Disasters
China Evacuates 450,000 As Floods Ravage Hainan
Agence France-Presse, October 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101011/wl_asia_afp/chinafloodhainan

Government
政府部门网上晒“账本”专家市民都称“看不懂” (Online Discloser of Public Budget Unclear)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 12, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/H/html/2010-10/12/content_1196254.htm

Hukou
积分入户首日 计生证成“拦路虎” (Birth Certificates and Family Planning Become Major Obstacles for Urban Hukou Application )
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 12, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/I/html/2010-10/12/content_1195738.htm

Labor
Students Say Schools Require Them to Do Internships at Foxconn Factory
Global Times, October 12, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-10/580973.html

Population
放开生二胎政策可能试点 短期难以全面实施 (Family Planning Policies Loosened in Some Areas)
Xinhua News Agency, October 12, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101012/u1a5489378.html

Public Health
Experts Urge Improvement of Mental Health System
China Daily, October 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/12/content_11398017.htm

Society
肉菜价格继续涨 (Food Prices Continue to Rise)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 12, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-10/12/content_1195734.htm

XUAR
Uighur Activists Criticize Chinese PM on Turkey Visit
Agence France-Presse, October 09, 2010
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=uighur-activists-criticise-chinese-premier-on-turkey-visit-2010-10-09