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, December 04, 2009

December 04, 2009

News
Death Penalty
2 Sentenced to Death Over Gang Crime in S China
Xinhua News Agency, December 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/03/content_9111267.htm

Environment
500,000 Chinese Sign to Support Low-Carbon Lifestyles
China Daily, December 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/03/content_9111525.htm

Food Security
北京宣武法院受理结石儿童家长向伊利集团索偿案 (Beijing Court Accepts Lawsuit Filed by Tainted Milk Victims against Yili Group Co.)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/lawsuit_milk-12032009104106.html?encoding=simplified

Hukou
Overhaul for Temporary Residency Permit
China Daily (via People's Daily), December 03, 2009
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/6831594.html

Human Rights
China: Human Rights Action Plan Implemented Well
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), December 04, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/04/content_9113362.htm

Human Rights Defender - Huang Qi (黄琦)
法院继续拖延和阻挠黄琦案上诉 (Authorities Continue to Delay and Obstruct Huang Qi's Appeal Attempts)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident_huangqi-12032009104339.html?encoding=simplified

Related Information:
Case Update: Authorities Obstruct Huang Qi’s Appeal Attempts
Human Rights in China, December 01, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/172557
Human Rights Defender - Zhang Lin (张林)
中國知名異議人士張林被抄家帶走 (Authorities Detain Chinese Dissident and Ransack His Home)
China News Agency, December 03, 2009
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1123823

Internet Censorship
中国网络严打全面展开 料更多网站将关闭 (Internet Crackdown in China Tightens, More Websites Expected to Be Shut Down)
Radio Free Asia, December 03, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wang-12032009101427.html

Labor
开胸验肺农民工工友提出工伤赔偿 遭厂方拒绝 (Company Denies Work Injury Compensation Claim by Factory Workers Who Were Forced to Undergo an Unnecessary Surgical Chest Incision)
Xinhua News Agency, December 04, 2009
http://news.eastday.com/c/20091204/u1a4855736.html

Society
China Arrests 85 in Drugs Raids
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 03, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8392886.stm

Taiwan
Taipei Promises to Protect Beijing Envoy
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), December 03, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=80644ce0db255210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Tibet
China Delegation from Tibet Tours France
Xinhua News Agency (via China Daily), December 03, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/03/content_9110882.htm

XUAR
5 Sentenced to Death in Urumqi, 7 to be Prosecuted
China Daily, December 04, 2009
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/04/content_9113582.htm

Related News:
国际特赦呼吁“停止判处维族人死刑” (Amnesty International Urges China to Stop
Death Sentences against Uyghurs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 04, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/12/091203_amnesty_uighurs_deaths.shtml
Uygur Leader Condemns Death Sentences
Agence France-Presse (via South China Morning Post), December 04, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=86a79d924e755210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD