Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Bilateral Ties

Chinese, Swedish Leader Discuss Human Rights
The Associated Press, April 25, 2012
www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1903283

Civil Society

民政部拟出台规定要求基金会加大信息披露力度 基金会应在媒体公布收支明细 (Draft Amended Regs Require Charity Foundations to Publish Financial Reports)
Xinkuaibao, April 25, 2012
http://www.ycwb.com/ePaper/xkb/html/2012-04/25/content_1376895.htm

民诉法拟规定社会团体可起诉污染环境等行为 (Civil Society Groups Can Take Polluters to Court in Draft Amendment to Civil Procedure Law)
China News Service, April 24, 2012
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2012/04/24/195660.html
Related:
Draft Limits Scale of Class-action Lawsuits
China Daily, April 25, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/25/content_15131860.htm

Hong Kong

Poll Shows Half Think Media Self-censors
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0422b7f0c94e6310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

市民對新聞自由滿意度回升 (More HKers Satisfied with Press Freedom in HK)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2644573/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

律师会见欧荣贵遭拒 诗人徐琳被证实刑拘 (Guangzhou: Lawyer Not Permitted to Meet with Client Ou Ronggui Due to Case "Involving Secrets")
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy1-04242012095425.html

Internet

China Escalates Crackdown on Internet Amid Scandal
The Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577364190134631110.html

Labor

Miners Get Help in Fight against Disease
China Daily, April 25, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2012-04/25/content_15132052.htm

Multilateral

SCO Auditors Target Corruption
China Daily, April 25, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/25/content_15140004.htm

Police

吴爱英向全国人大常委会报告监狱法实施和监狱工作情况 (Justice Minister Wu Gives Report to Standing Committee on Enforcement of Prison Law and State of Prisons)
Legal Daily, April 25, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-04/25/content_3527230.htm