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.

Monday, August 16, 2010

August 16, 2010

News
Bilateral Ties
$4 Million Aid for Confucius Institutes in Africa
China Daily, August 13, 2010

Death Penalty
Court Rejects Death-row Commerce Official's Appeal
Xinhua News Agency, August 13, 2010

Environment
Tests Confirm Fears of Zijin Mine Neighbours
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2010

Food Security
China Denies Milk Powder to Blame for Infant Breasts
Irish Times, August 16, 2010
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卫生部圣元乳粉疑致儿童性早熟调查发布会实录 (Transcript of MOH Press Conference on Investigation of Synutra Milk)
China News Service, August 15, 2010
Hukou
China 'Hukou' System Deemed Outdated as Way of Controlling Access to Services
The Washington Post, August 15, 2010

重庆户籍改革启动 千万农民将变市民 (Chongqing: Thousands to Be Benefited from Household Registration Reforms)
Chongqing Evening News, August 16, 2010

Human Rights Defender
最老「反革命犯」57年終出獄 20歲囚到77歲親人盡烃苦無依 (Man Released 57 Years after Convicted of Counterrevolutionaries )
Ming Pao, August 15, 2010

Labor
中国异地劳工维权事件频发 工会机制引人关注 (Function of Chinese Trade Union Leads to Criticism as Workers Go on Protesting)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2010

Workers Let Go by China’s Banks Are Putting Up a Fight
New York Times, August 15, 2010

Land Policy
S. China Demolition Sparks Clashes: Report
Reuters, August 14, 2010

Police Fall Victim to Demolition Gang
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2010

Media
网游实名制存在盲点 玩家个人信息安全隐患大 (Concerns Shown over Infringement upon Players’ Privacy Brought by Real-name Registration System)
Xinhua News Agency, August 14, 2010

《毛時代最後的舞者》內地禁映 (Mao’s Last Dancer Film Banned in Mainland)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2010

Politics
China Wants Bureaucrats to Shut Up
The Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2010
XUAR
新疆斋月严控超想像 封斋不吃饭可受重罚 (Students in Xinjiang Banned to Fast during Ramadan)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2010