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.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Corruption

No Jail for Nearly 40% of Those Convicted of Corruption
Global Times, February 28, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/764760.shtml

Environment

中国需求加剧远东森林滥伐 滨海商用林被砍光 (Russia NGO: Chinese Illegal Deforestation in Russian Far East Critical )
Voice of America, February 28, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-20130227/1611693.html

Food Safety

上海首次宣判两起地沟油案 不法店主分获刑罚 (Two Restaurant Owners Are First to be Sentenced for Gutter Oil )
China News Service, February 28, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-02-28/150726387092.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

中国两会前强力维稳,活动人士遭监控跟踪 (Activists Tightly Controlled on Two Congresses Eve )
Voice of America, February 28, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-20130227/1611909.html

Related:
“斯巴达”第二季:一夜再回十八大前(Security Tightness Restored to the Same as Hu Era)
Deutsche Welle, February 27, 2013 http://bit.ly/15UaAvi

“王登朝案同艾未未案有类似之处” (Lawyer Says “Wang Dengchao’s Case Similar to Ai Weiwei’s”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/02/130226_wangdengchao_lawyer.shtml

For more information on Wang Dengchao, see:
王登朝不服其14年判刑,委托律师向中央及省市有关当局发出反控状
Shenzhen Policeman Appealing 14-Year Sentence; Lawyers Bring Complaint to Central Authorities
Human Rights in China, February 26, 2013
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6574
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6570

Human Rights Defenders -- Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波

Free Liu Xiaobo Campaign Hots Up in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1160376/free-liu-xiaobo-campaign-hots-hong-kong

Internet

China Says US Hackers Attacking its Military Websites
Voice of America, February 28, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-says-us-hackers-attacking-its-military-websites/1612370.html

June Fourth

天安门母亲致信两会代表委员 吁法律解决六四挑战习 “男儿”说 (Tiananmen Mothers’ Open Letter to Two Congresses Calls for Legal Solution of June Fourth Issue and Challenges Xi Jinping’s “Man” Concept )
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ta-02282013113928.html

For more information on the Tiananmen Mothers, see:
天安门母亲致信两会:通过法律途径解决六四问题
Tiananmen Mothers Appeal for Legal Resolution of June Fourth Issue
Human Rights in China, February 27, 2013
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6576
EH:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6578

Protests and Petitions

百名同性恋人士父母致信人大呼吁修改《婚姻法》 (Hundred Parents of Gay Persons Urge Revised Marriage Law )
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/txl-02272013153744.html

Related:
Parents in China Call For Same-Sex Marriage to Be Legalised
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1160624/mainland-parents-call-same-sex-marriage-be-legalised

河南上百艾滋病人北京民政部上访 (Hundred Henan AIDS Victims Petition Civil Affairs Ministry)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/aiz-02272013144627.html

Related:
AIDS Activists Clash With Police in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/aids-02272013144006.html

Society

Mo Yan Dismisses 'Envious' Nobel Critics
The Guardian, February 28, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/feb/28/mo-yan-dismisses-nobel-critics

Tibet

甘肃警方成功破获由达赖集团组织策划的系列自焚杀人案 (Five in Gansu Accused of Planning, Inciting Tibetan Self-Immolations)
Xinhua News Agency, February 27, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-02/27/c_114827053.htm

Related:
Tibetans Accused of Inciting Self-Immolations
The New York Times, February 28, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/world/asia/tibetans-accused-of-inciting-self-immolations.html

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Food Safety

湖南问题大米流向广东餐桌 (Tainted Rice Sold as Food in Shenzhen as Price Goes Up)
Nanfang Daily, February 27, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2013-02/27/c_124393548.htm
Related:
10,000 Tons of Tainted Rice Sent to Guangdong Since 2009
China Daily, February 27, 2013
http://www.blogger.com/://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-02/27/content_16262192.htm

Human Rights Defenders -- Liu Xiaobo, 刘晓波


全球联署呼吁中国释放刘晓波夫妇 (Nobel Laureates Urge China to Release Liu Xiaobo and Wife)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/02/130227_petition_liuxiaobo_taiwan.shtml
Related:
Nobel laureates urge China to release Liu Xiaobo
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1159861/nobel-laureates-urge-china-release-liu-xiaobo

International Human Rights

中国逾百学者促人大批准权利公约 (Over 100 Chinese Intellectuals Urge Ratification of UN Convention on Civil and Political Rights)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/02/130226_china_reform_petition.shtml
Related:
Chinese Intellectuals Urge Ratifying Rights Treaty
The New York Times, February 26, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/world/asia/chinese-intellectuals-urge-ratification-of-rights-treaty.html

公民建言:呼吁全国人大尽快批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》(Text of Appeal to NPC to Ratify UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights)
He Weifang, Sina Blog, February 26, 2013
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_488663200102e2wk.html

Product Safety

Many Student Notebooks Found to Have Carcinogen
Shanghai Daily, February 27, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/02/27/Many%2Bstudent%2Bnotebooks%2Bfound%2Bto%2Bhave%2Bcarcinogen/

Society

老龄蓝皮书:今年老年人口将突破两亿大关 (China’s “Blue Book”: Number of Seniors to Top 200 Million in 2013 )
Beijing Evening News, February 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0227/c1001-20620644.html

Tibet

四川德普寺僧人自焚送医 青海化隆自焚者及其父母被捕 (Self-Immolated Tibetan Monk in Sichuan Sent to Hospital, Another in Qinghai Arrested with Parents)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/d-02262013150748.html

Tibet Exile Leader Blames Self-immolations on China Policy
Reuters, February 27, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/26/us-china-tibet-idUSBRE91P0V220130226

XUAR

Uyghur Scholar Faces Heart Problems After Grilling
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/scholar-02262013173932.html

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Corruption

北京私密会所一天只接一拨客:最低入会门槛20万元(New Form of Corruption: Private Clubs in Beijing Proliferate; Lowest Membership fee: RMB 200,000)
Beijing Evening News, February 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0226/c70731-20603004.html
Related:
官场“雅贿”:收瓷器更安全 价格模糊附庸风雅 (Antique China Favored as Safer and Elegant Bribes in Chinese Officialdom)
Beijing Evening News, February 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0226/c1001-20602970.html

Food Safety

多数网民对食品安全不放心 七成网民认为原因在于执法部门 (Survey Finds Majority Netizens Worried about Food Safety; 70% of Netizens Believe Law Enforcement is Cause)
People's Daily, February 25, 2013
http://npc.people.com.cn//n/2013/0225/c14576-20587178.html

Government

王岐山:不允許與中央唱反調 (Wang Qishan, Head of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection: Discipline Inspection Organs at All Levels are not Allowed to Contradict the CPC Central Committee)
Ming Pao, February 26, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130226/cae1.htm
Related:
王岐山在中国共产党第十八届中央纪律检查委员会第二次全体会议上的工作报告 (Wang Qishan: Maintaining Political Discipline is the Most Important Task for Discipline Inspection Organs at All Levels)
Xinhua News Agency, February 25, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-02/25/c_114796006.htm