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.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Hong Kong

Let Hu Hear Us, Say Protesters
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e2bc4ae87d828310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

‘Pressure for Change Is at the Grassroots’: An Interview with Chen Guangcheng
The New York Review of Books, June 26, 2012
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/jun/26/chen-guangcheng-interview/

Hukou

发改委官员:户籍制度不能简单取消了之 (NDRC: Difficult to Simply Do Away with Housing Registration System)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 27, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/186/47a47f.html

Population

China Abortion Couple 'Hounded'
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 26, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hdedn1gQ7bWse4eqRCgrMm08N1kg

中国失去独生子女父母要求更多赔偿 (Parents Who Lost Their Only Child Appeal for Compensation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 27, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/06/120626_china_one_child_compensation.shtml

Protests and Petitions

中山民工騷亂 萬人圍政府 (Guangdong: 10K Migrant Workers Surround Gov't Office)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2702839/1.html

Related:
广东中山因两名少年冲突引发外来人员聚集事件 (Conflict Between 2 Youths Sets off Mass Incident Involving Migrants)
Southern Metropolis Daily, June 26, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/4c8/0534a2.html

XUAR

Two Uyghurs Detained over Leaflets
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/leaflets-06262012124859.html

新疆骚乱周年前夕当局加强清查 (Increased Checks before Anniversary of July Unrest)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 26, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/06/120626_xinjiang_anniversary.shtml

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Bilateral Ties

China 'Failing Burmese Refugees'
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 26, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18589937

N. Korea Executes Four Returned Refugees: Activist
Agence France-Presse, June 26, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/n-korea-executes-four-returned-refugees-activist-193526302.html

Civil Society

Guangdong to use NGOs in Reform Move
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0a9da1195de18310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

公益组织不能做成“万金油” (Public Interest Orgs Cannot Be One Size Fits All)
Southern Daily, June 26, 2012
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2012-06/26/content_7096933.htm

Environment

中国海洋环境状况总体较好 溢油等突发事件风险加剧 (Report: Water Ecology Generally Good, Save Near Coast with Rise in Pollution Risk)
People's Daily, June 26, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/energy/2012-06/26/c_123329234.htm

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: 15 Years since the Return to Chinese Rule
China Worker, June 26, 2012
http://chinaworker.info/en/content/news/1822/

87%傳媒人﹕曾治下新聞自由倒退 (87% of Journalists: Decline in Press Freedom since Tsang Became Chief Executive)
Ming Pao, June 25, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2700802/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

多名异见人士未解除软禁 香港七一为李旺阳伸冤 (Many Dissidents Remain under House Arrest)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/duo-06252012115208.html

Law

辽宁规定上访遭劳教申诉不立案 (Jinzhou Court Worker: Liaoning Not to Accept Appeals against Reeducation-Through-Labor for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xq-06252012162414.html

Media

Regulator Announces Crackdown on Media Bribery
Caixin, June 25, 2012
http://english.caixin.com/2012-06-25/100403810.html

Related information:
关于开展“打击新闻敲诈、治理有偿新闻”专项行动的通知 (Notice on Launch of "Combatting News Extortion and Controlling Compensated Stories" Campaign)
State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, June 20, 2012
http://www.sarft.gov.cn/articles/2012/06/20/20120620153834000905.html

Society

Demolition Leaves Family Scattered, Defenceless
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9429555739428310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Friday, June 22, 2012

Hong Kong

'Constitutional Duty' to Enact Article 23 Law
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=214b3a5347f08310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Filipino Maid Takes Fight for Permanent Residency to Hong Kong's Top Court
The Associated Press, June 22, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/22/filipino-maid-hong-kong-court

Hong Kong Newspaper Charged with Downplaying Dissident’s Death
Reuters, June 21, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/business/global/hong-kong-newspaper-charged-with-downplaying-dissidents-death.html

Related:
Furor over Hong Kong Editor's Decision Continues
Asia Sentinel, June 21, 2012
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4619&Itemid=204

Human Rights Defenders

廖亦武:我其实是一个记忆工作者 (Liao Yiwu: I'm a Memory Worker)
Deutsche Welle, June 21, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15219059,00.html

Inner Mongolia

内蒙古发生牧民街头抗议 (Herders Demonstrate in Bayan Nur)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cyl-06212012105002.html

Labor

复旦大学报告称涨薪解决不了中国“用工荒” (Fudan Report: Pay Rises Cannot Solve Labor Shortage)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/nu-06212012092557.html

Land Policy

镇干部:已入户协商签订协议 村民:未召开村民大会 临沭一土地增减挂钩项目拆迁遭质疑 (Dispute over Demolition Plan in Shandong)
Legal Daily, June 22, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-06/22/content_3655983.htm

Public Health

Disease Victims in Cry for Help
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13663a5347f08310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD