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, June 03, 2008

June 3, 2008

Top News of the Day
Olympics

Beijing Reminds Foreigners to Behave During Olympics
Reuters, June 02, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK12986420080602
On June 2, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games issued a set of guidelines for foreigners going to China. This handbook includes an extensive list of rules of conduct for visitors and even emphasizes that ticket holders are not guaranteed visas to enter the country. Authorities will ban anyone who is believed to potentially engage in subversive activities, as foreigners "must not harm China's national security or damage social order."

News
Civil Society

大陆非政府组织联合赈灾机构关闭 (Two Quake Relief NGOs Terminate Operations)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ngo-06022008103552.html

Corporate Social Accountability
Companies Rush to Show Generosity over China Earthquake
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), June 03, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080603/bs_afp/chinaquakeaidbusinesscompany_0806030208163020816
Disasters
Close Watch on Aid from Overseas Chinese
South China Morning Post, June 03, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=88a03614d2a4a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Government
300名审计人员全程追踪审计救灾款物 (Three Hundred Auditing Personnel to Audit Quake Relief Materials)
China Youth Daily, June 03, 2008
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-06/03/content_2208471.htm

Human Rights
北京试用GPRS管理和监视社区矫正犯 (Beijing Authorities Use GPRS to Monitor Convicts in Community Rehabilitation Program)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_suveillance-06022008113603.html

Human Rights Defender - Li Guohong (李国宏)
濮阳维持对维权人士李国宏劳教决定 家人考虑再提上诉 (Family Considers Appealing Rights Defender Li Guohong's RTL Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/liguohong-06022008103058.html

Land Policy
成都温江借救灾之名强拆民房 (Authorities in Wenjiang, Chengdu, to Forcibly Demolish Factory, Argue Factory Has Become Dangerous After Quake)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wenjiang-06022008123101.html

Media
海外《观察》网站近日在大陆浏览受阻 (U.S.-Based Website "Observor" Hindered by Virus for a Week in Mainland China)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/oberseve-06022008172045.html

Protests and Petitions
China's Bereaved Parents Push for Accountability
Christian Science Monitor, June 03, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0603/p01s08-woap.html

广东中山村民扣押贪官与警方冲突 (Guangdong Villages Detain Corrupt Official, Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_land-06022008110834.html

国家信访办门前出现上访人潮 (One Thousand Petitioners Gather outside State Bureau for Letters and Visits)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shangfang-06022008103323.html

震区家长儿童节请愿 促追究豆腐渣工程 (Sichuan Parents Petition for Investigation of Shoddy Schools)
Radio Free Asia, June 02, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/children-06022008123251.html

Public Health
6 Die after Being Given Antibody Vaccines in China
AP available at Yahoo News, June 02, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080602/ap_on_re_as/med_china_tainted_products_1