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, February 05, 2013

Bilateral Ties

Malaysia Slammed for Deporting Uyghurs
Agence France-Presse, February 5, 2013
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/malaysia/2013/02/05/369550/Malaysia-slammed.htm

Hong Kong

家長組爆「中聯辦代表」邀談國教 (National Education Parents Concern Group: CE Leung's Former Assistant Represented Mainland Liaison Office in Trying to Arrange Meeting on National Education)
Ming Pao, February 4, 2013
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20130204/-2-2888094/1.html

Related:
Liaison Office 'Sought Meeting on National Curriculum'
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1142786/liaison-office-sought-meeting-national-curriculum

Human Rights Defenders

朱虞夫申请保外就医遭拒 谢福林狱中健康恶化 (Zhu Yufu's Application for Release on Medical Bail Rejected, Xie Fulin's Health Worsens in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02042013130552.html

Labor

Guangzhou Street Cleaners Promised 20 Percent Pay Increase after City-wide Strikes
China Labour Bulletin, February 3, 2013
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/node/110207

Law

Trials under the Open Sky
Global Times, February 4, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/760081.shtml

10名“黑保安”非法拘禁来京访民 被判非法拘禁罪 (Henan: 10 Security Guards Sentenced to 6mo-2yrs over Illegal Detention of Petitioners)
Xinhua News Agency, February 5, 2013
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201302/05/22043.html

Protests and Petitions

云南瑶民示威抗议政府非法征地 四川失地农民阻止开工被打伤 (Kunming: Yao Villagers Protest Illegal Land Requisition)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-02042013140206.html

Monday, February 04, 2013

Environment

Flattening Every Hill
Global Times, February 4, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/759992.shtml

Hukou

河南塌桥赔偿同命不同价:农村18万 城镇40万 (Different Compensation for Rural and Urban Hukou Holders in Henan Bridge Collapse)
Henan Business Daily, February 4, 2013
http://www.21cbh.com/HTML/2013-2-4/wMNjYxXzYxNzgwMA.html

Human Rights Defenders

维权警民在京首次联欢 盼春风送暖 (Former Police Officers Fighting for Their Rights Manage to Meet in Beijing for First Time)
Voice of America, February 3, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-20130203/1596396.html

Related:
蒙冤警察被关黑监狱 江富友处境危殆
Former Police Officers Held in Black Jails, One Began Hunger Strike
Human Rights in China, November 7, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6370
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6369

Labor

Foxconn Plans Chinese Union Vote
Financial Times, February 3, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/48091254-6c3e-11e2-b774-00144feab49a.html

重庆农民工讨薪事件调查 (A Look into the Chongqing Migrant Workers' Fight for Unpaid Wages)
Fazhi Wencui Bao, February 1, 2013
http://focus.news.163.com/13/0201/13/8MKP428L00011SM9.html

Politics

Reformers Aim to Get China to Live Up to Own Constitution
The New York Times, February 3, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/world/asia/reformers-aim-to-get-china-to-live-up-to-own-constitution.html

XUAR

新疆學者前赴美國被拒 (Uyghur Academic Ilham Tohti and Daughter Detained at Airport en Route to US, Denied Permission to Leave Country)
Ming Pao, February 3, 2013
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/新疆學者前赴美國被拒-134813827.html

Related:
Detaining Ilham Tohti in Beijing: Xinjiang Security Sector’s Extraterritoriality
Xinjiang Review Blog, February 4, 2013
http://xinjiangreview.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/detaining-ilham-tohti-in-beijing-xinjiang-security-sectors-extraterritoriality/

Friday, February 01, 2013

Environment

10年回顾:从环保风暴到社会运动
China's Street Protests Won't Change Failing System
China Dialogue, January 30, 2013
CH: http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/5660-China-s-street-protests-won-t-change-failing-system
EN: http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/5660-China-s-street-protests-won-t-change-failing-system

Human Rights Defenders

陈克贵在监狱首次与家人会见 (Chen Kegui Meets with Family for First Time in Jail)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/kegui-01312013153856.html

Media

Zhu Ruifeng, Journalist Who Revealed Corruption in Chongqing, Worries China Won’t Press Reform
McClatchy Newspapers, January 31, 2013
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/01/31/181613/zhu-ruifeng-journalist-who-revealed.html

媒体质疑与“激化不良社会情绪”无关
China's Media Divide
The Economic Observer, January 23, 2013
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0123/239209.shtml
EN: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0131/239543.shtml

Protests and Petitions

广东民众上街支持官员财产公开被扣查 重庆落马贪官情妇被捕引热议 (Guangdongers Detained and Questioned after Take to the Street Calling for Officials to Disclose Their Assets)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gd-01312013105432.html

Rural Issues

中国五年内完成农村地权确认工作 (China to Complete Rural Land Ownership Registration within 5yrs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 1, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/02/130201_china_rural_policy.shtml

Tibet

China Jails 8 Tibetans in Self-immolation Cases
USA Today, January 31, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01/31/china-tibet-immolations/1880677/

XUAR

Uyghur Pupils Face Beatings
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/beatings-01312013165459.html

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Human Rights Defenders

Blind Activist Tells US to Stand Firm on Rights
The Standard, January 31, 2013
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?art_id=130638&con_type=1