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.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Environment

Shenzhen Plans World's Largest Incinerator
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3ce28db507862310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

环保部监察部正起草相关责任追究办法 地方瞒报迟报环境突发事件将究责 (MEP, MOS Drafting Accountability Measures: Delayed or False Reports of Environmental Safety Incidents to Be Investigated)
Legal Daily, September 14, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2011-09/14/content_2950821.htm

Human Rights Defender – Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)

郭飞雄刑满获释 呼唤温和宽容的民主改革 (Recently Released Guo Feixiong Calls for Moderate and Lenient Democratic Reform in China)
Voice of America, September 14, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110914-Rights-Defender-Guo-Feixiong-Released-129828168.html

Human Rights Defender – Liao Yiwu (廖亦武)

Banned Chinese Writer Fights 'Brainwashing'
Agence France-Presse, September 14, 2011
http://www.france24.com/en/20110914-banned-chinese-writer-fights-brainwashing
Related information:
Walking Out on China
Liao Yiwu, September 14, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/opinion/walking-out-on-china.html

Human Rights Defenders

维权律师刘晓原所在“北京旗鉴律师事务所”年检受阻 (Beijing Law Firm Known for Taking on Sensitive Cases Has Yet to Pass Annual Inspection)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0914-jz-09142011162058.html

Law

Beijing Warned about Sending Criminal Suspects to Secret Locations
Voice of America, September 14, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/China-Warned-about-Sending-Criminal-Suspects-to-Secret-Locations-129798553.html

Politics

温家宝:改变以党代政和权力过分集中现象 (Premier Wen: Rule by Party and the Over-concentration of Powder Must Change)
Caijing Magazine, September 14, 2011
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2011-09-14/110859548.html

Protests and Petitions

Police Detain Embassy Protesters
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petition-09142011182522.html

Public Health

China's Unhealthy Habits Drive Chronic Diseases Up
Associated Press, September 15, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110915/ap_on_he_me/as_med_china_chronic_disease2nd_ld_writethru

Tibet

Monk Dies after Beatings
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/prison-09142011173017.html

XUAR

China Gives the Death Penalty to 4 Uighur Men
Associated Press, September 15, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110915/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang