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, February 14, 2007

February 14, 2007

Top News of the Day
Death Penalty

奸杀“凶手”被枪决 10年后“真凶”想偿命 (10 Years After Execution of 18-Year-Old in Hohhot, Another Man Says He Is the Real Murderer)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5738675.htm
In 1996, an 18-year-old Inner Mongolian man was executed on murder and rape charges merely 62 days after the death of a girl in Hohhot. In late 2005, a man said he was the real perpetrator of the murder and rape. The Supreme People's Court is now conducting an investigation into the case. The murder in dispute happened during a "strike hard" campaign and the family of the executed had accused the police of torture during the interrogation process.

News
Bilateral Ties

A Tempting Foreign Role Model
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS9PD82YE.html

Corruption
中国的腐败与社会制度无关 (Cadre Argues Corruption Has Nothing to Do with Social System)
Nanfang City News, February 14, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200702140123.
asp


China May Establish State Anti-Corruption Agency
Shanghai Daily, February 13, 2007
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=306244&type=National

Death Penalty
China Urges Early Repatriation of Lai Changxing
People's Daily, February 13, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200702/13/eng20070213_349794.
html


Education
China Suffers Severe Brain Drain
BBC, February 13, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6356101.stm

Environment
北京污染损失逾116亿 (Beijing Lost 11.6 Billion Yuan Due to Pollution in 2004)
The Beijing News, February 14, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0553/2007/02-14/021@243207.
htm


Freedom of Speech
Author of Zhao Book Asked to Stop Sales
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ4QP682YE.html

禁书事件后余杰的新书出版遭挫 (Publisher Revokes Promise to Publish Dissident Yu Jie's Book)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/yujie/

Government
Villagers Outraged After Quarry Painted Green
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZZVI582YE.html

Human Rights
哈珀反击中国关于加拿大批评中国人权危及两国贸易关系的说 (Harper Criticizes China's Argument that Human Rights Critiques Will Harm Trade Relations)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/jia/

Human Rights in China
Voice of America, February 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2007-02-12-voa2.cfm

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
河南软招 向高耀洁拜早年 (Henan Senior Cadres Visit and Send Gift to Gao Yaojie Ahead of Chinese New Year)
Ming Pao, February 14, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070214/cab1.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学的律师要求延期开庭 (Yan Zhengxue's Trial Delayed at Lawyer's Request)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/13/china_disside
nt/


Law
消费者庭上炮轰“如烟”欺诈 销售商反唇相讥 (Beijing Consumer Sues Cigarette Producer over Misleading Ad)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5738479.
htm


秋子赢了,但中国反歧视之路仍很漫长 (Company Issues Employment Contract and Anti-Discriminatory Statement After Girl Sues over Discrimination)
Xinhuanet, February 14, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-02/14/content_5737927.
htm


Media
枣庄矿业职工李海明网上批评公司后被拘留降职 (Employee Detained and Stripped of CPC Membership for Criticizing Company on Internet)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/13/china_interne
t_freedom/


Newspaper Director out of Jail Early
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGAPD82YE.html

浦志强搜狐博客被删要解释 禁网上言论也需公开合法 (Lawyer Demands Explanation over Shut-down of His Blog)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/pu/

Police
北京监狱局春节前大规模赦罪 410人获减刑奖励 (410 Beijing Prisoners Have Sentences Reduced Ahead of Chinese New Year)
Legal Daily, February 14, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-02/14/content_541160.
htm


Politics
Party Takes Closer Look at Rising Class
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZJRI582YE.html

Protests and Petitions
上海访民在信访室外被拦截和遣返 (40 Petitioners Taken Away in Beijing and Sent Back to Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/13/fangmin/

Tibet
Gere Urges Germany to Press China
The Guardian, February 12, 2007
http://film.guardian.co.uk/apnews/story/0,,-6411597,00.html