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.

Friday, November 26, 2010

November 26, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Detains Aussie Business Executive for Alleged Embezzlement Probe
Australian Associated Press, November 26, 2010
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/85872/20101126/china-detains-aussie-business-executive-for-alleged-embezzlement-probe.htm

China Welcomes Growing African Trade, But Not the Africans Who Facilitate It
Christian Science Monitor, November 25, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/1125/China-welcomes-growing-African-trade-but-not-the-Africans-who-facilitate-it

Death Penalty
中国最高法院复核推翻一成死刑判决 (Supreme People's Court Overturns 10 Percent of Death Sentences)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 26, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101126_china_court_review.shtml

Gender
调查显家庭暴力是诱发女性和未成年人犯罪主因 (Survey: Domestic Violence Leading Cause in Criminal Offences by Women and Minors)
China National Radio, November 25, 2010
http://finance.ifeng.com/roll/20101125/2953587.shtml

Human Rights Defender -- Liu Zhengyou, 刘正有
四川维权人士刘正有上诉被驳回 (Sichuan Court Overrules Activist Liu Zhengyou's Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents-11252010114331.html

Human Rights Defenders
Police Take Christian Leader, Family from Home
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8d1d58850238c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
北京首次设立安全生产黑名单 (Beijing Establishes First Production Safety Blacklist)
The Beijing Times, November 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101126/u1a5572005.html

Multilateral
Wen, Central Asian Peers Push for Co-operation
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a60758850238c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Politics
Probe of Disgraced Mayor over, Shenzhen Chief Says
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=25e658850238c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
Students Rampage over School-meal Price Hikes
Global Times, November 26, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-11/596689.html

Public Health
北京卫生局:艾滋病感染者60岁以上老人比例上升 (Beijing Health Department: Increase in HIV/AIDS in the Elderly)
The Beijing Times, November 26, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101126/u1a5572200.html

社科院调查农村畜禽养殖发现抗生素滥用普遍 (CASS Survey: 50 Percent of China's Antibiotics Fed to Livestock)
Chongqing Evening News, November 26, 2010
http://finance.sina.com.cn/consume/puguangtai/20101126/10439014851.shtml

Religion
中國反對美國攻擊宗教人權 (China Disputes US Attack on Religious Freedom)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20101125/ca42243c.htm
Related information:
2010 International Religious Freedom Report
US Department of State, November 25, 2010
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2010/index.htm
Shanghai World Expo
Shanghai Suffers 'Poor Air Quality' as Expo Ends
Agence France-Presse, November 25, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101125/wl_asia_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionexpo2010