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 29, 2012

Environment

57% China's Urban Underground Water Polluted
Xinhua News Agency, May 29, 2012
http://china.org.cn/environment/2012-05/29/content_25505409.htm

Related:
饮用水源不达标将被区域限批 环保部打响饮用水源地“保卫战” (Environmental Protection Ministry Starts "Battle" to Protect Potable Water Source)
Economic Information Daily, May 28, 2012
http://jjckb.xinhuanet.com/2012-05/28/content_377836.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Guangcheng Is Gone, But His Village Stays Locked Down
Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2012
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-chen-thugs-20120528,0,5990316.story

Internet

China's Weibo Microblog Introduces User Contracts
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 27, 2012
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18208446

June Fourth

陈希同亲述:我不是六四戒严正指挥 (Conversations with Chen Xitong: I Did Not Order Martial Law on June Fourth)
Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15981826,00.html

Related:
Ex-mayor Keeps Distance from Tiananmen Crackdown
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d7fd3909f3397310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor

统计局官员:工资水平差距仍然存在 部分比较突出 (Statistics Bureau: Wage Gap Still Exists)
China Online, May 29, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/0529/18/82ML920R00014JB6.html

广东省委书记汪洋支持 深圳推动工会直选 (Guangdong Party Secretary Voices Support for Direct Elections in Shenzhen Workplace Unions)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/Shenzhengonghuizhixuan-05282012051217.html

Protests and Petitions

浙江瑞安民众冲击街道办 (Zhejiang: Residents Attack Local Govt Office in Protest over Villager's Death)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2675570/1.html

Monday, May 28, 2012

Human Rights

人民日报:中国人权事业进步不容抹煞 (People's Daily Op-ed: China's Progress in Human Rights Undeniable)
People's Daily, May 28, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/b65/01190d.html

Internet

網民抄人權宣言破封鎖 (Microblog Censors Exhausted by Bombardment of Photos of Hand-written Copies of Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Ming Pao, May 28, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2674832/1.html

June Fourth

Hong Kong Democracy Protest Marks Tiananmen Anniversary
The Telegraph, May 27, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9293529/Hong-Kong-democracy-protest-marks-Tiananmen-anniversary.html

內地客六四紀念館尋真相 (Mainland Visitors Seek Truth at Tiananmen Memorial)
Ming Pao, May 27, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2674177/1.html

六四遇难者父亲含恨自缢身亡 (Father of Tiananmen Victim Commits Suicide)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 28, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120528_tiananmen_suicide.shtml

Related:
73-Year-Old Member of Tiananmen Mothers Commits Suicide
73岁的天安门母亲群体成员自缢身亡
Human Rights in China, May 27, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6074
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6075

Law

深入学习认真贯彻修改后的刑事诉讼法 更好地惩罚犯罪保障人权维护社会秩序 (Zhou Yongkang Stresses Protection of Human Rights and Maintaining of Social Order in Implementing Revised Criminal Procedure Law)
Legal Daily, May 28, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-05/28/content_3602208.htm

Politics

中共高层欲淡化薄熙来事件 (Report: Party Leadership Calls for Less Emphasis on Bo Xilai Affair)
Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15977858,00.html

Tibet

Tibet Capital Sees First Anti-China Self-immolations
Reuters, May 28, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/28/us-china-tibet-idUSBRE84R01M20120528

Friday, May 25, 2012

Civil Society

Micro-charities Struggle with Remuneration Issue
Xinhua News Agency, May 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/24/content_15382069.htm

Human Rights

美国发布人权报告称中国人权状况“极为糟糕” (US Rights Report: Rights in China "Extremely Poor")
People's Daily, May 24, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/03f/48b57d.html

Related:
2011 Human Rights Report: China
U.S. Department of State, May 24, 2012
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2011/eap/186268.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Guangcheng Says He Fears Reprisals against His Family
The Guardian, May 25, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/25/chen-guangcheng-fears-family

沂南公安被指非法拒绝律师见陈克贵 (Yinan Police Illegally Keep Lawyer from Meeting with Chen's Nephew)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 24, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/05/120524_chen_kegui_lawyer.shtml

维权人士频遭传唤及拘留 (Beijing Activist Wang Yonghong Summoned, Harbin Activist Liao Cheng Detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-05242012110942.html

June Fourth

六四之后的生存 (Life after Tiananmen)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/june4_2005/64_dissident-05292009124509.html

Protests and Petitions

抗議併鎮 肇慶千人佔領鎮政府 (1K Protest Merging of Guangdong Villages)
Ming Pao, May 25, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120525/ccb1.htm

Rural Issues

Rural Poverty Relief May Be Poorly Directed
China Daily, May 25, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2012-05/25/content_15383094.htm

Society

China to Recognize Mongolian Signatures
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/signatures-05242012161223.html

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Guangcheng Brother Flees Captors
The Guardian, May 24, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/24/chen-guangcheng-brother-flees-captors

陈光诚案是中国政府赢了大“满贯” (Chen Case a "Grand Slam" for Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, May 23, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120523-陈光诚案是中国政府赢了大“满贯”

民主人士曹海波涉颠覆国家闭门审讯 (Democracy Activist Cao Haibo Tried Behind Closed Doors for Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents_caohaibo-05222012102654.html

Related:
Zhang Qi Released after Four Years; Cao Haibo Tried in Closed-Door Hearing
张起刑满获释 曹海波案不公开审理
Human Rights in China, May 23, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6066
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6067