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, May 14, 2013

Business and Human Rights

PPG Funds Social Responsibility Research at Tsinghua
China Daily, May 13, 2013

Civil Society

Quake Prompts Growth in NGOs
China Daily, May 13, 2013

Corruption


China's Illegal 'Black Jails': How A Government Incentive Created More Corruption
International Business Times, May 13, 2013


刘铁男涉嫌严重违纪 被免去领导职务 (Senior Planning Official Sacked for “Disciplinary Violations”)

Southern Weekly, May 14, 2013


Related:
China Social Media Hailed after Official Toppled

简讯:重庆公安局原副局长唐建华被双开 (Former Chongqing Police Official Sacked, Expelled from CPC for Taking Bribes)

Disaster

Five Years After A Quake, Chinese Cite Shoddy Reconstruction
National Public Radio, May 13, 2013 

Environment

北京九成受访者认为PM2.5主要来自汽车尾气 (Survey: 90% of Beijingers Think Automobile Exhaust is Major Cause of Pollution)
Caijing, May 14, 2013

Health


中国已有35人死于H7N9禽流感 (Bird Flu Fatalities Reach 35, 130 Infected)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2013

www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130514_china_bird_flu.shtml


Human Rights Defenders


Lawyers Held, Beaten After Sichuan 'Black Jail' Visit
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2013

For more information, see:
围观“黑监狱” 多名律师遭殴打关押
Lawyers Beaten During Attempt to Visit Black Jail
Human Rights in China, May 13, 2013

Daughter of a Detained Chinese Rights Activist Speaks
The New York Times, May 13, 2013

Information Control


中国整治网站编发虚假新闻、恶意篡改标题行为 (China to Tighten Regulation on Internet News and Combat “Fake Information”)
Caijing, May 14, 2013

China Launches New Crackdown on Internet Celebrities
The Telegraph, May 13, 2013

International Relations

In Cambodia, China Fuels Deadly Illegal Logging Trade
Time, May 14, 2013

Beijing's Blue Berets: UN Peacekeeping and the Evolution of Chinese Diplomacy
The Atlantic, May 13, 2013

Labor

四川泸县矿难28人遇难全省煤矿停产整顿 (All Sichuan Coal Mines Shut Down after Fatal Explosion)
Xinhua News Agency, May 13, 2013

Land, Housing and Property


村民豪华别墅被强拆告赢政府获赔238 (Kunming Villager Wins Forced Demolition Case Against Government)
Kunming Daily, May 14, 2013

Protests and Petitions


非法拘禁上访者主犯获刑2 (Appeal Court Upholds Convictions in Case of Illegal Detention of Petitioners)
The Beijing News, May 14, 2013

'I Am Scared': Chinese Creator of White House Petition Seeks Help after Police Visit
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2013

Cover-Up Suspicions As Authenticity Of Footage Of Mysterious Chinese Woman's Suicide Questioned

International Business Times, May 13, 2013

Opinion

曹林:不能把正常批评与合理怀疑归为假新闻 (Combating “Fake News” Cannot Justify Silencing of Legitimate Criticisms)
China Youth Daily, May 14, 2013

Reform Can End Loose Talk of a Chinese Revolution
Financial Times, May 13, 2014

Public Opinion Empowers Weibo's Effect
Global Times, May 13, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

Animal Welfare and Rights

Bear Attack on Monkey Sparks Calls for Laws
China Daily, May 13, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-05/10/content_16489258.htm

Children

学校私自放假四学童溺亡 校方卸责官员并逼迫家属埋尸 (Authorities Deny Responsibility for Students Drowned during Unscheduled Break, Threaten Families)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/xx-05102013141856.html

Corruption

After a Journalist’s Prodding, China Investigates a Top Official
The New York Times, May 12, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/world/asia/china-eyes-liu-tienan-an-official-challenged-by-a-journalist.html

中国审计报告揭央企财务问题处理70名官员 (70 SOE Officials Disciplined for Mishandling Finances)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130511_china_audit_report.shtml

Disasters

四川地震遇难学生母亲被禁祭奠儿子 (Mother Banned from Mourning Son Killed in 2008 Earthquake)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130512_sichuan_ban.shtml

Related:
The Children Airbrushed from The Story of China's Devastating Quake
Telegraph India, May 11, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10051077/The-children-airbrushed-from-the-story-of-Chinas-devastating-quake.html

网民促追究汶川地震豆腐渣工程责任 (Netizens Demand Accountability for Building Collapses in 2008 Earthquake)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130512_china_earthquake_weibo.shtml

Environment

山东14家企业地下排污 共计被罚款35万元 (Environmental Ministry Finds 558 Violations Within 40 Days, Fines Companies)
Shandong Business Daily, May 11, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0511/04/8UIM3JDR0001124J.html

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

京滬大學遭令「七不講」 禁談新聞自由普世價值 教授:課堂無話可說 (Beijing and Shanghai Universities Told Not to Discuss Rights and Freedoms)
Ming Pao, May 13, 2013
http://bit.ly/YQRo1g

Related:
网民对“七不讲”存疑并忧虑“文革再来” (Gag Order on Universities Causes Uproar Online)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130511_china_weibo_orders.shtml

Seven Subjects Off Limits for Teaching, Chinese Universities Told
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1234453/dont-teach-freedom-press-or-communist-party-mistakes-chinese-academics

International Human Rights

Boehner, Pelosi Urge US to Protect Blind Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng's Family
Christian News Wire, May 12, 2013
http://www.christianpost.com/news/boehner-pelosi-urge-us-to-protect-blind-chinese-activist-chen-guangchengs-family-95713/