Wednesday, September 22, 2010

September 22, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
中欧峰会将至 欧盟将就人权对华施压 (EU to Pressure China on Human Rights)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 21, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/09/100921_eu_china_rights.shtml

Death Penalty
Former Police Officer Given Death Penalty
China Daily, September 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/21/content_11336471.htm

Human Rights Defenders
过失致人重伤罪判刑两年半 女律师王宇 “打人案” 蹊跷 (Tianjin Railway Transportation Court Sentences Wang Yu to 2.5 Years)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wangyu-09212010161039.html
Related information:
In Important Move, Railway Court Vacates Lawyer’s Sentence on Appeal, Citing Unclear Facts
北京铁路中院裁定撤销王宇“故意伤害罪”原判
Human Rights in China, August 11, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/176813
http://gb.hrichina.org/public/contents/20292
艾滋维权者田喜案开庭 声援者遭骚扰及抓伤 (Trial Starts for HIV/AIDS Activist Tian Xi, Supporters Harassed and Taken Away)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tianxi-09212010095754.html

Related news:
Police Detain Protesting Mother of Aids Patient After Trial
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d0f00d081f43b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Gender
China Gender Gap Fuelling Human Trafficking: Report
Agence France-Presse, September 22, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/09/22/273479/China-gender.htm

Media
China Police Apologize to Hard-hitting Magazine
Associated Press, September 22, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100921/ap_on_re_as/as_china_bold_magazine

Migrant Workers
China's Migrant Workers: From Beggars to Choosers
The Age, September 21, 2010
http://www.smh.com.au/business/chinas-migrant-workers-from-beggars-to-choosers-20100920-15jsy.html

Labor
紫金礦業茂名塌壩 18死傷 (Dam Collapse Kills 18 at Zijin Mine in Guangdong)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/1862843/1.html

Land Policy
北京律师界拟提三部“征收变法”建议稿 (Beijing Lawyers Propose Changes to Requisition and Compensation Legislation)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 22, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-09/22/content_1184961.htm

Public Health
Nurturing Healthcare in Rural Areas
China Daily, September 22, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-09/22/content_11337698.htm

Society
Legal Chief's Suicide Adds to Rising Toll of Officials Taking Their Lives
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b69f1ec74553b210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD