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.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Civil Society

Guangdong to Allow Some NGOs Off the Leash
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ed6f55d7736d3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related news:
进一步培育发展和规范管理社会组织方案 (Plan to Further Cultivate, Develop, and Standardize the Management of Social Organizations)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, November 23, 2011
http://www.gzmz.gov.cn/zmhd/mtgz/201111/11292.html

Environment

China Power Plants Fined for Pollution Violations
Associated Press, November 24, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111124/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_pollution

Government

Scholar Warns against Expanded State Power
Caixin, November 24, 2011
http://english.caixin.cn/2011-11-24/100331000.html

Human Rights Defenders - Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)

倪玉兰—面对强拆暴力不肯就范的女性 (Profile: Ni Yulan: A Woman Who Refused to Submit When Faced with Violent Demolition)
Radio France Internationale, November 24, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111124-倪玉兰—强拆暴力下不肯就范的女性
A video of Ni Yulan from 2010 is available at Citizens' Square:
前北京律师倪玉兰口述最近的遭遇
June 21, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/3550

Law

专家建议增设死刑案诉讼程序 强化少杀慎杀理念 (Experts Propose Additional Litigation Procedures for Death Penalty Cases)
Legal Daily, November 25, 2011
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201111/t20111125_760115.html

Tibet

China Official Blames Tibetan Lama for Immolations
Agence France-Presse, November 25, 2011
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geqMJgfzWImzR1kzZ-sA7cPamEQg

Related op-ed:
也谈四川藏区年轻僧人自焚事件 (On the Self-Immolation Incidents amongst Young Tibetan Monks in Sichuan)
People's Daily (Overseas Edition), November 25, 2011
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2011-11/25/content_966586.htm

XUAR

Thousands of Special Police Transferred to Urumqi
Xinhua News Agency, November 24, 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-11/24/content_23999346.htm

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Hong Kong

Vote-rig Claims Trigger Action
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=da26b57c6d0d3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)

失踪年多高智晟生死成谜 (Gao's Current Status Remains Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_dissidents_a-11232011100335.html

Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

陈光诚家乡出现大量支持传单 (Flies of Support Paper Chen's Hometown)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_chen-11232011101900.html

Internet

Number of Mainland Microblog Users Passes 300 Million: Reports
Agence France-Presse, November 23, 2011
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/b-china/2011/11/23/323828/Number-of.htm

Labor

China Labour Unrest Flares as Orders Fall
Financial Times, November 23, 2011
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a7599b30-15c7-11e1-a691-00144feabdc0.html

Media

国土资源报原总编辑受贿一审被判13年 (Former Head Editor at Land Ministry Publication Sentenced to 13 for Graft)
Procuratorial Daily, November 23, 2011
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201111/t20111123_758628.html

Protests and Petitions

Petitioners Held in Secret Detention
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-11232011145408.html

State Security

U.S. Regulators Push Chinese to Resume Auditor-Inspection Talks
Businessweek, November 24, 2011
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-24/u-s-regulators-push-chinese-to-resume-auditor-inspection-talks.html

Tibet

反分裂饭还要吃多久? (How Long Must the "Anti-Splittism" Policies Be Endured?)
Deutsche Welle, November 24, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15554002,00.html

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Corruption

順德新上任村組長揭貪被殺 (Newly Appointed Village Leader Who Exposed Corruption is Killed in Shunde)
Radio Free Asia (via Radio Free Asia), November 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_death-11222011090354.html?encoding=traditional

Gender

Sexual Harassment Should be Banned by Law: Expert
China Daily, November 22, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-11/22/content_14141784.htm

Human Rights Defenders

Dissident Detained Over Torture Report
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detain-11222011183541.html

Human Rights Defenders -- Ai Weiwei, 艾未未

Ai Weiwei and State Editor in Online Spat 
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), November 22, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4fdb1169ed9c3310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD