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, December 21, 2010

December 21, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
China Pays Nepal Police 'to Catch Tibet Refugees'
Agence France-Presse, December 20, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gAcJ673go50URtzW2B9jl3owe10g

Civil Society
“微民”当选公益人物 “微博女王”姚晨颁奖 (Micro-blogger Chosen as Public Interest Role Model)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 21, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2010-12/21/content_1259041.htm

Death Penalty
China Criminal Law Draft Amendment Unchanged in Reducing Number of Crimes Subject to Death Penalty
Xinhua News Agency, December 20, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-12/20/c_13657264.htm
Related news:
China's Top Legislature Opens Bimonthly Session
Xinhua News Agency, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11730308.htm
最高人民法院法官对外透露中国死刑复核情况 (SPC Judge Speaks about Death Penalty Review)
Radio France Internationale, December 20, 2010
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20101220-最高人民法院法官对外透露中国死刑复核情况

Hong Kong
Activists Not Guilty of Unlawful Assembly
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8f8d8e035830d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
China Says Liu's Nobel 'Ludicrous', Australia Urges Release
Agence France-Presse, December 20, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g7xOEPyPEE4uzRqn63HRWW87rv7g

Human Rights Defenders
王译劳教行政诉讼法庭逃避立案 李铁颠覆案官方指派律师 (Court Declares Wang Yi's Case Inadmissible)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-12202010140347.html

Law
China Jails 8 for Selling Fake Rabies Vaccine
Associated Press, December 20, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101220/ap_on_re_as/as_china_fake_vaccine

Fewer Meetings and Documents for Top Court
China Daily, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11731114.htm

Media
'Father' of Firewall's Microblog Removed after User Backlash
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=729534335140d210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

北疆晨报记者遇暴力袭击致脑死亡 (North Xinjiang Morning Herald Reporter Beaten, Reported Brain Dead)
The Beijing News, December 21, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1221/02/6OD3TO4F00011229.html
Related news:
Journalist Left in a Coma after Gang's Attack
China Daily, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11731267.htm
Population
China to Improve Family Planning Policies
China Daily, December 21, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/21/content_11730448.htm
Related news:
'One-Child' Policy to Stay
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/policy-12202010123717.html
Protests and Petitions
网帖称60余村民送村支书违法乱纪先锋锦旗 (Web Post: 60 Villagers Give Village Official «Law-Breaking » Silk Banner)
City Sun, December 20, 2010
http://www.cnr.cn/gblm/lmgw/yw/201012/t20101220_507480692.html

Society
郑州市民遭"官二代"殴打 打人者称可随时报警 (Zhengzhou: Civilian Beaten by Official’s Son, Perpetrator Not Afraid of Police)
Dahe Daily, December 21, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/1221/08/6ODPGFIU00011229.html

垃圾堆里有没有明天? (Hope for the Trash Dump?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 21, 2010
http://epaper.oeeee.com/B/html/2010-12/21/content_1258884.htm

XUAR
新疆看守所在押人员猝死 家属奔走一年余难求真相 (Xinjiang: Family of Detainee Who Died "Abnormally" Still Unable to Untangle Truth 1 Year Later)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xin-12202010154907.html