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, June 13, 2008

June 13, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties

China Denies Hacking into US Computers
Associated Press (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gJxb1IN1QhieBsB9jEUqW611sBCgD918I31O0

Children
China Must Do More on Child Labour: State Media
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7cbzlo1WBoTefZZ4_narob0CDbg
Related information:
Authorities Seek Greater Enforcement of Child Labor Laws
China Daily, June 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/12/content_6754284.htm
Corruption
Department Admits Leak of Data on Future Mums
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=b3e5b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
A Month of Despair, But Still No Answers: Officials Ignore Parents' Calls for an Explanation of Why Schools Collapsed
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a386b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Auditors Expose Relief Scams
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2436b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

China Refugees Move Again a Month after Earthquake
Associated Press (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD918BHR07

Parents of China Quake Victims Express Anger
Associated Press (via Google), June 13, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD918N6TO7

Hong Kong
回归十一周年前香港泛民主派议员辩论高度自治 (Hong Kong's Pan Democrats Debate Self-Autonomy before 11th Handover Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hongkong-06122008071612.html

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
曾金燕在国保监视下返回福建老家 (Zeng Jinyan Returns to Fujian Home under Surveillance of State Security)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_hu-06122008114245.html

Human Rights Defenders
2008 NED Democracy Award to Honor Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in China
PR Newswire, June 12, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20080612/pl_usnw/2008_ned_democracy_award_to_honor_heroes_of_human_rights_and_democracy_in_china

输血感染艾滋家属持续上访 被以敲诈勒索罪逮捕 (Hunan AIDS Activist and Petitioner Wang Xiaoqiao's Trial Opens)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/HIV-06122008112444.html

Media
“维吾尔在线” 已被封一个月 (Popular Forum "Uyghur Online" Remains Closed after One Month)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/internet_control-06122008111612.html

'Journalists Can Visit Quake Areas'
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a8ef89715887a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Reporters Kicked out of China City Where Schools Collapsed
Agence France-Presse (via Google), June 12, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i-TY53mT_omuVEH6m_vXYxeMB2_Q

Olympics
China Fears Domestic Threat to Olympics: Interpol
Reuters, June 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-China/idUSL1280163220080612

Lawyers to Mediate Sports Disputes during Olympics
Xinhua (via China Daily), June 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-06/13/content_6758283.htm

Protests and Petitions
广州兴丰村村民抗议垃圾车严重滴漏污染环境 (Guangzhou Villagers Protest Pollution from Overloaded Refuse Trucks)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_pollution-06122008113925.html

Tibet
200武警包围被捕女藏人住所 (200 Armed Police Surround Arrested Tibetan's Home Following Protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tibetan-06122008114317.html

Dates for Next Talks with Dalai Side Yet to Be Fixed: China
PTI, June 13, 2008
http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/CC89AC64124255C365257466003BAD91?OpenDocument

Tibet Still off Limits to Visitors
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning Post), June 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=4456b01673d7a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibetan Monks Forced to Take "Patriotic Tests"
Reuters, June 12, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK28885420080613