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, November 28, 2012

Gender

Income Gap between the Sexes Widening
China Daily, November 28, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/28/content_15964718.htm

Related:
缩短男女职工收入差距的立法构想 (Legislative Proposals for Curtailing Gender-based Income Disparity)
All-China Women's Federation, October 11, 2012
http://www.women.org.cn/allnews/1302/3126.html

Land Policy

China to Tighten Laws on Land Grabs in Rural Stability Push
Reuters, November 28, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-china-land-idUSBRE8AR0HA20121128

Law

10截訪者首判囚 「中國人權里程碑」 (10 Men Who Intercepted Henan Petitioners Tried and Convicted of "Illegal Detention" in "Milestone" for Human Rights)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121129/-1761-2835229/1.html

Read the indictment against the men online at:
中央政法委兵败政府绑架访民案 抢救温家宝遇挫
64Tianwang, October 11, 2012
http://www.64tianwang.com/bencandy.php?aid=11323&fid=6

村官案撼動勞教大山 (Village Official Ordered to Reeducation's Case Shakes the Mighty Mountain of the Reeducation-Through-Labor System)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2012
http://life.mingpao.com/cfm/dailynews3b.cfm?File=20121129/nalch/cha1_er.txt

Related:
Village Official Lodges Appeal despite His Early Release
Xinhua News Agency, November 29, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=517904

Poverty

中国农村贫困人口4000万 少数民族为“重灾区” (40mil in Poverty in Chinese Countryside, Ethnic Minority Regions Disaster Areas)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/pin-11282012162137.html

Public Health

Li Focuses on AIDS Fight
China Daily, November 29, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/29/content_15969558.htm

Related:
Ex-official Implicates China Leaders in AIDS Scandal
Agence France-Presse, December 1, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iDSM0M2znaHOE0kHeRGStxyePOXA

Sharp Rise in HIV Cases for Young and over-50s
Shanghai Daily, November 29, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=517905

Children

中国流浪儿已超15万 近半因家庭问题出走 (Over 150K Children Walk China's Streets, Nearly Half Leave Home due to Family Issues)
Qilu Evening News, November 28, 2012
http://www.dzwww.com/shandong/sdnews/201211/t20121128_7738529.htm

Environment

China Planning 'Huge Fracking Industry'
Mother Jones, November 27, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/27/china-planning-huge-fracking-industry

Population

Birth Rule Could Be Relaxed
China Daily, November 28, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/28/content_15964713.htm

Protests and Petitions

“艾滋病日”前感染者北京请愿 官府不接待却面临遣返 (HIV Patients Petition in Beijing for Compensation and Treatment Subsidies on World AIDS Day)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aids-11272012111810.html

广东深圳蛇口日资企业工人罢工 (Shenzhen: Strike at Factory over Relocation to Huizhou)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sk-11272012151058.html

武汉大学生“快闪”抗议公务员录用需妇检 (Wuhan Uni Students Hold Flash Mob Protest against Gynecological Exams for Prospective Civil Servants)
Legal Daily, November 27, 2012
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201211/27/4760.html

Rural Issues

Free Student Meal Program Cheated
Global Times, November 28, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/746920.shtml

Tibet

Tibet Issue Flares with Deaths and Protests
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 28, 2012
http://www.theage.com.au/world/tibet-issue-flares-with-deaths-and-protests-20121127-2a5uw.html

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Environment

黄河第一大支流、陕西的“母亲河”渭河重度污染 (Largest Yellow River Tributary Seriously Polluted)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/weihe-11262012164335.html

Gender

Call for Action on Domestic Violence
China Daily, November 26, 2012
http://english.eastday.com/e/121126/u1a7019940.html

Human Rights Defenders

二十名李旺阳支持者关近半年后获释仍阻通讯 (20 Supporters of Li Wangyang Released after ~6mo Detention and House Arrest, Li's Family Still Incommunicado)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/za-11262012152531.html

維權人士許志永被拘阻聚餐 (Activist Xu Zhiyong Detained for over 24h to Prevent Attending a Group Dinner)
Ming Pao, November 27, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20121127/-162-2833338/1.html

Labor

Samsung Unearths Illegal Work Practices at Chinese Suppliers
The Guardian, November 26, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/26/samsung-illegal-china-suppliers

加班在中国服装厂是家常便饭 (Working Overtime Common in China's Clothing Factories)
Deutsche Welle, November 26, 2012
http://www.dw.de/加班在中国服装厂是家常便饭/a-16406458

Land Policy

Illegal Land Use Cases Disclosed
China Daily, November 26, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/26/content_15959619.htm

江苏宿迁南蔡乡被拆迁村民称受到恐吓 官方否认 (Jiangsu Village Government Denies Threatening Villagers to Compel to Relocate for Demolitions)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 26, 2012
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2012_11/26/19524418_0.shtml

Society

Viewpoint: Are Protests Moving China Backwards?
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 27, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20405224

Tibet

Tibetan Students Injured during Protests in China
The Guardian, November 26, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/26/tibetan-students-injured-protests-china

Monday, November 26, 2012

Environment

冬季大气重污染城市兰州将公布PM2.5指数 (Lanzhou, Gansu, amongst China's Most Polluted Cities, to Publish Air Quality Data)
Xinhua News Agency, November 25, 2012
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-11-25/112325657668.shtml

Death Penalty

Criminal Rules Improve Death Sentence Review
Xinhua News Agency, November 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/24/content_15955800.htm