Lead Poisoning in China: The Hidden Scourge
New York Times, June 15, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/world/asia/15lead.html
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.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Hong Kong
王光亞:廿三條立法要共識 (Visiting Mainland Official for HK and MO Affairs Speaks on Basic Law State Security Article: A Necessity, But Consensus Should Be Reached for When to Legislate)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2357038/1.html
Ming Pao, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2357038/1.html
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Artist Kapoor Cancels China Show over Ai Detention
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110615/wl_asia_afp/chinabritainpoliticsartist
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110615/wl_asia_afp/chinabritainpoliticsartist
Internet
China Blocks Some Web Searches about Migrant Protests
IDG News Service, June 14, 2011
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217598/China_blocks_some_Web_searches_about_migrant_protests
南京环保局就未及时预警污染事件在微博道歉 (Nanjing Environmental Protection Bureau Apologizes for Untimely Reporting of Pollution Incident on Micro-Blog)
Yangtse Evening Post, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/green/news/roll/2011-06-15/094222644220.shtml
IDG News Service, June 14, 2011
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217598/China_blocks_some_Web_searches_about_migrant_protests
南京环保局就未及时预警污染事件在微博道歉 (Nanjing Environmental Protection Bureau Apologizes for Untimely Reporting of Pollution Incident on Micro-Blog)
Yangtse Evening Post, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/green/news/roll/2011-06-15/094222644220.shtml
Law
行政诉讼法修订启动 专家建议行政命令可被诉 (Experts Advise Revisions to Administrative Procedure Law)
Beijing News, June 15, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-06/15/content_243176.htm
专家建议强制收治必须遵守严格程序 (Experts Propose Strict Procedures for Committing People to Institutions)
Legal Daily, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2356764/1.html
Beijing News, June 15, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-06/15/content_243176.htm
专家建议强制收治必须遵守严格程序 (Experts Propose Strict Procedures for Committing People to Institutions)
Legal Daily, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2356764/1.html
Media
In China, Vargas Llosa Criticizes Authoritarian Governments; State Media Ignore Comments
Associated Press, June 15, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/story/2011/06/15/AGzJYTVH_story.html
Associated Press, June 15, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/story/2011/06/15/AGzJYTVH_story.html
Migrant Workers
Unhappy Rural Workers 'Threaten Social Stability'
Reuters, June 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=015be197e0f80310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
憂未來遭歧視 川民工撤走 (Sichuan Migrant Workers Leave Guangdong for Fear of Discrimination)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2356446/1.html
Reuters, June 15, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=015be197e0f80310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
憂未來遭歧視 川民工撤走 (Sichuan Migrant Workers Leave Guangdong for Fear of Discrimination)
Ming Pao, June 15, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2356446/1.html
Protests and Petitions
英媒:各地抗议凸现中国社会紧张 (British Media: Protests Highlight China’s Strained Social Stability)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 14, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110614_ukmedia_china_riots.shtml
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 14, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110614_ukmedia_china_riots.shtml
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
China, Central Asia Anti-terror Ties Eyed
United Press International, June 14, 2011
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/06/14/China-Central-Asia-anti-terror-ties-eyed/UPI-59571308047400
胡錦濤:增強上合組織抵禦現實威脅能力 (Hu Jintao at SCO Jubilee Summit: We Must Strengthen the SCO's Ability to Withstand Real Threats)
Radio Television Hong Kong , June 15, 2011
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20110615/news_20110615_55_762694.htm
United Press International, June 14, 2011
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/06/14/China-Central-Asia-anti-terror-ties-eyed/UPI-59571308047400
胡錦濤:增強上合組織抵禦現實威脅能力 (Hu Jintao at SCO Jubilee Summit: We Must Strengthen the SCO's Ability to Withstand Real Threats)
Radio Television Hong Kong , June 15, 2011
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20110615/news_20110615_55_762694.htm
Related news:
Chinese President Charts Priorities for SCO's Development
Xinhua News Agency, June 15, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-06/15/c_13931368.htm
State Security
China Confirms Extradited Uighur Facing Terror Charges
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/idINIndia-57688420110614
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/idINIndia-57688420110614
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Corruption
China Confess-a-Bribe Sites Draw Inspiration from India
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/06/14/2003505769/1
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2011/06/14/2003505769/1
Hong Kong
王光亚访港未见全体议员 避答中国民主发展问题 (Visiting Mainland Official Skirts around Democracy and Other Sensitive Questions)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HK-06132011104204.html
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HK-06132011104204.html
Human Rights
"法治指数"排名:中俄人权状况落后 (Rule of Law Index: Human Rights Progresses of China and Russia Lagging Behind)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15151640,00.html
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15151640,00.html
Human Rights Defender – Xu Zerong (徐泽荣)
港學者被控洩露國家機密 判囚 13年 徐澤榮下周四出獄 (Hong Kong Scholar Imprisoned on Charges of Leaking State Secrets Be Released Next Thursday)
Apple Daily, June 14, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110614&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15338640
Apple Daily, June 14, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110614&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15338640
Land Policy
安徽自焚农民被逮捕 (Anhui Farmer Who Set Himself Alight due to Land Dispute Arrested on Charges of Arson)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nong-06132011151524.html
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nong-06132011151524.html
Law
Torture Evidence Set to Be Ruled Inadmissible
Shanghai Daily, June 14, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-06/14/content_22778714.htm
Shanghai Daily, June 14, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-06/14/content_22778714.htm
Media
Crack Reporters “Burning Out”
Global Times, June 14, 2011
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/661370/Crack-reporters-burning-out.aspx
Global Times, June 14, 2011
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/661370/Crack-reporters-burning-out.aspx
Protests and Petitions
Curfew Order for Riot-Hit Xintang
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e9141c54a6980310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police Stem S.China Riots But Migrant Workers Anger Runs Deep
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/9639177/police-stem-s-china-riots-but-migrant-workers-anger-runs-deep/
Editorial Condemns Use of Violence in Protests
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c6d31c54a6980310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e9141c54a6980310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Police Stem S.China Riots But Migrant Workers Anger Runs Deep
Reuters, June 14, 2011
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/9639177/police-stem-s-china-riots-but-migrant-workers-anger-runs-deep/
Editorial Condemns Use of Violence in Protests
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c6d31c54a6980310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related information:
社评:泄愤重案制造者必须被依法严惩 (Those Who Vent Their Anger in Extreme Ways Must Be Severely Punished According to Law)
Global Times, June 14, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-06/1752200.html
Monday, June 13, 2011
Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)
黄琦出狱,将继续 "与弱者同行" (Huang Qi Plans to Continue Work after Prison Release)
Deutsche Welle, June 11, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15147582,00.html
On June 10, Sichuan earthquake activist Huang Qi (黄琦) was released from a prison in Chengdu after completing a three-year term on the conviction of “illegal possession of state secrets.” Huang is known for the help he provided to the victims of the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan and for publicizing the plight of the parents who lost their children in the disaster. After his release, he stated his desire to continue his rights defense work.
Deutsche Welle, June 11, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15147582,00.html
On June 10, Sichuan earthquake activist Huang Qi (黄琦) was released from a prison in Chengdu after completing a three-year term on the conviction of “illegal possession of state secrets.” Huang is known for the help he provided to the victims of the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan and for publicizing the plight of the parents who lost their children in the disaster. After his release, he stated his desire to continue his rights defense work.
Related information:
Earthquake Activist Freed after Three Years in Prison; Other Rights Defenders to Be Released This Month
黄琦服刑三年后获释 另有其他三位维权人士本月将获释
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5374
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5375
June Fourth
年轻人的“六四” (June Fourth for the Younger Generation)
Radio France Internationale, June 11, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110611-年轻人的“六四”
Radio France Internationale, June 11, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110611-年轻人的“六四”
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