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, January 14, 2014

Children (儿童)

China doctor jailed for selling babies to traffickers
陕西贩婴妇科医生一审被判死缓
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 14, 2014
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25723863
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/01/140114_shaanxi_abduction_sentencing.shtml

Culture (文化)

Bowed and remorseful, former red guard recalls teacher’s death
宋彬彬为文革中校长被打致死道歉
The New York Times, January 14, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140114/c14apology/dual/

Environment (环境)

China wetlands shrank 9% in a decade
The Guardian, January 13, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/13/china-wetlands-shrank-decade

Health (健康)

中国新增H7N9型禽流感感染及死亡病例--WHO
China reports 5 new illnesses, 1 death from h7n9 bird flu
Reuters, January 14, 2014
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNEA1C12A20140114
EN:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/13/china-h7n9-bird-flu-illnesses-death_n_4589226.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国的诺贝尔和平奖得主是怎么炼成的?(How was China’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, “made”? Group discusses Liu’s Two Visits to New York)
Voice of America, January 14, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/liu-xiaobo-20140114/1829490.html

Trial of Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong may be imminent, says his lawyer
The Guardian, January 14, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/14/trial-chinese-activist-xu-zhiyong-immenent-lawyer

Related:
许志永案开庭前会议 民众申请旁听 (Citizens apply to attend Xu Zhiyong’s pretrial conference)
Sound of Hope, January 14, 2014
http://soundofhope.org/node/436840

International Human Rights (国际人权)

US congress to examine prisoner of conscience cases
美国国会将听证审查越南和中国良心犯案件
Voice of America, January 14, 2014
EN:http://www.voanews.com/content/congressional-hearing-to-examine-vietnamese-chinese-prisoner-of-conscience-cases/1829313.html
CH:http://www.voachinese.com/content/vietnam-us-human-rights-20140113/1829386.html

Labor (劳工)

浙江温岭鞋厂火灾致16人死亡
16 die in China factory fire
The Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2014
CH:http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140114/bch203550.asp
EN:http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303595404579320102856294952

Despite slowdown, employers in china gave bigger raises
The Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/01/14/despite-slowdown-employers-in-china-gave-more-raises/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Q. & A.: Wu Wei reflects on reform, now and in the 1980s
吴伟访谈:80年代与当前改革的异同
The New York Times, January 13, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140113/c13wuwei/dual/

Population (人口)

Uyghur woman forced to abort six-month pregnancy while ill
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/abortions-01132014185518.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Chinese protesters use steamed buns to voice anger
The Telegraph, January 14, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10570286/Chinese-protesters-use-steamed-buns-to-voice-anger.html

Tibet (西藏)

达赖喇嘛尝试过境台湾遭到马英九政府拒绝 (Dalai Lama’s attempt to pass through Taiwan refused by Ma Ying-jeou government)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/al-01142014095703.html