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.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Februrary 16, 2006

News
Environment
Pollution a 'Blasting Fuse' for Unrest
SCMP, February 16, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZX4WSH8JE.html

Government - Governance and Accountability
China to Tackle Commercial Bribery of Government Officials
People's Daily, February 16, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/16/eng20060216_
243081.html


Labor - Unemployment
中国失业问题会引发社会动乱?(Will Unemployment Be a Source of Unrest in China?)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-15-voa49.cfm

Law - Legal Reform
审判长、独任审判员选任制度的改革建议和前景预测 (Suggestions and Prospects on Reforming the Selection System of Chief Judges and Independent Adjudicators)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/16/content_
266441.htm


Law - Juvenile Justice
未成年人刑事案件最新司法解释第六条解读 (Supreme Court Issues Latest Judicial Interpretation on Juvenile Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, February 16, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/16/content_
266442.htm


Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
讨论:中国政府对媒体采取新的整控措施 (Discussion: Dissident Writer Liu Xiaobo's Comments on China's New Approach to Media Control)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
meiti/


Media - Internet Censorship
US Internet Sites Put Greed First in China, Lawmakers Say
AFP (via YahooNews), February 15, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060216/pl_afp/uschinainternet
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美国务院成立全球互联网信息自由工作组 (US State Department Sets up Global Internet Freedom Task Force)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
hulianwang/


Poverty
China Hydro-dams Leave Locals Poorer
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 16, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060215/wl_nm/environment
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Protests and Petitions - Human Rights
进京上访人士被抓 (Some 100 Petitioners Apprehended by Police in Beijing as Leaders Speak on New Rural Development Campaign)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/15/
shangfang/


Protests and Petitions
大陆十省同步绝食 抗议当局打压升级 (Hunger Strikes Continue in Ten Provinces in Protest Against Police Treatment of Strikers)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/
15/jueshi/


Rural Issues
中共为何高调宣布建设新农村(Why Did the CCP Make Such a High-Profile Announcement About its "New Rural Development" Program?)
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 16, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2006_2_15_20_16_30_991.html
6_30_991.html

Tibet
达赖喇嘛特使赴京与中国政府会谈 (Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Arrives in Beijing for Fifth Round of Sino-Tibetan Talks)
Voice of America, February 15, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-15-voa44.cfm