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
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, June 14, 2011
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”
Hong Kong
Beijing Official Calls for HK Consensus
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 13, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110613/news_20110613_56_762057.htm
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 13, 2011
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20110613/news_20110613_56_762057.htm
Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)
Chinese Dissident Hu Jia to Be Released, But Ordeal Isn’t Over
The Globe and Mail, June 13, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-dissident-hu-jia-to-be- released-but-ordeal-isnt-over/article2058046/
The Globe and Mail, June 13, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-dissident-hu-jia-to-be- released-but-ordeal-isnt-over/article2058046/
Internet
Chinese Internet Chiefs Toe Party Line
Financial Times, June 10, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5329264a-937a-11e0-922e-00144feab49a.html
Financial Times, June 10, 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5329264a-937a-11e0-922e-00144feab49a.html
Land Policy
行政协调民事化或推及拆迁纠纷 (Administrative Mediation Could Be Used in Demolition Disputes)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2011-06/13/content_2742345.htm
Legal Daily, June 13, 2011
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2011-06/13/content_2742345.htm
Law
最高法:对极端仇视国家和社会的犯罪分子坚决重判 (Supreme People's Court: Criminals Who Show Extreme Hostility toward the State and Society Should Be Sentenced Firmly)
Legal Daily, June 13, 2011
http://news.southcn.com/z/2011-06/13/content_25358470.htm
重慶打黑案律師李莊出獄 (Defense Attorney from Chongqing Anti-Mafia Case Li Zhuang Released from Prison)
Ming Pao, June 12, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2353903/1.html
Legal Daily, June 13, 2011
http://news.southcn.com/z/2011-06/13/content_25358470.htm
重慶打黑案律師李莊出獄 (Defense Attorney from Chongqing Anti-Mafia Case Li Zhuang Released from Prison)
Ming Pao, June 12, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2353903/1.html
Multilateral
China to Boost Anti-terrorism Co-op
Xinhua News Agency, June 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/12/content_12678101.htm
Xinhua News Agency, June 12, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/12/content_12678101.htm
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
上合组织是维护地区和平与稳定的中流砥柱 (The SCO Is a Cornerstone for Maintaining Regional Peace and Stability)
Xinhua News Agency, June 13, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-06/13/c_121527438.htm
Xinhua News Agency, June 13, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-06/13/c_121527438.htm
Protests and Petitions
Chinese Police Arrest 25 after Clash between Street Vendors, Security
Associated Press, June 11, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-police-arrest-25-after-clash-between-street-vendors-security/article2057385/
Protesters Burn Police Vehicles in Southern China
Associated Press, June 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110613/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest
Associated Press, June 11, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/chinese-police-arrest-25-after-clash-between-street-vendors-security/article2057385/
Protesters Burn Police Vehicles in Southern China
Associated Press, June 13, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110613/ap_on_re_as/as_china_unrest
Public Health
专家解密精神卫生法 立法难在规范非自愿住院 (Expert on the Mental Health law: Difficult to Standardize Involuntary Institutionalization in Legislation)
The Beijing Times, June 13, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201106/13/n3371854.shtml
The Beijing Times, June 13, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/351/c/201106/13/n3371854.shtml
Related news:
Proposed Law Protects Mental Illness Patients
China Daily, June 10, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/10/content_12675238.htm
Tibet
Fresh Protests in Kardze
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protests-06122011175604.html
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protests-06122011175604.html
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