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, August 10, 2010

August 10, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Denies Indian's Claims of Using Convict Labor in Overseas Projects
Bloomberg, August 10, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-10/china-denies-indian-s-claims-of-using-convict-labor-in-overseas-projects.html

Death Penalty
Frenchman to Be Executed in China on Drugs Charge
Agence France-Presse, August 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWMcNUATA3krKbxD9IO5udddmv-Q

Disasters
Frantic Search for China Landslide Survivors in Gansu
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 10, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10922991

Environment
China Orders Energy-Wasting Factories to Close
Associated Press, August 10, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1342439&

Food Security
China Orders Milk Powder Probe over Baby Breasts
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hwT7zUkQ6AkxrqknhTtIBc735vOw

Gender
It's a Man's World at Camp for Boys
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2010
http://english.eastday.com/e/100810/u1a5382757.html

Human Rights Defenders
刘贤斌案将移交法院 尽在党和政府掌握 (Liu Xianbin’s Case to Be Transferred to Court, All in Hands of Party and Government)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liuxianbin-08092010164522.html


访民李莉寻衅滋事案开审前被迫更换律师 (Li Li Forced to Change Representation before Causing Disturbance Trial Starts)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_dissident-08092010114231.html

Law
新拆迁条例,难在哪? (Promulgation of New Law on Demolition and Eviction Remains Unclear)
China Economic Weekly, August 10, 2010
http://focus.news.163.com/10/0810/09/6DNE8C9100011SM9.html

Police
广东将全省推广24小时视频监控防"非正常死亡" (Guangdong to Install Video Surveillance System in Prevention of “Unusual Deaths” in Prisons )
Southern Daily, August 10, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0810/08/6DNC6OMK0001124J.html

Politics
Book Says Chinese Premier Is No Reformist
Associated Press, August 09, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hzidI3smcwQ1WhrlEDy-PgMklFxAD9HFRN0G0

Protests and Petitions
新疆父子在北京上访被公安拘押 (Uyghur Father and Son Petition and Detained in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_Uyghur-08092010104117.html

Public Health
No Smoking in School: China Fights Against Tobacco
Associated Press, August 10, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1342423&