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, March 15, 2010

March 13-15, 2010

News
Civil Society

Latest Gathering Sees Lively Debate
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703447104575117371552611184.html

Government
Rural Regions Win Equal Electoral Rights
China Daily, March 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010npc/2010-03/15/content_9588155.htm

Law
CPPCC Member Urges More Help for Lawyers from Ethnic Minorities
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ebf34df762d57210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media
Google Is Poised to Close China Site
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703457104575121613604741940.html

Migrant Workers
Millions of Chinese Rural Migrants Denied Education for Their Children
The Guardian, March 15, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/15/china-migrant-workers-children-education

Politics
In Beijing, the People's Circus Is Underway
The Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-china-scene14-2010mar14,0,1195826.story

Protests and Petitions
Petitioners Slam Rights Record
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/NPC-03122010123603.html

350人網上聯署促炒湖北省長 中宣部禁報「搶錄音筆事件」 (350 Sign Online Petition Demanding Hubei Governor's Dismissal)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2010
http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/9/1/1/1457251/1.html
Related information:
湖北省长李鸿忠怒斥《人民日报》女记者 (Hubei Provincial Governor Angrily Rebukes Female People's Daily Reporter after Questions on Deng Yujiao Case)
Radio France Internationale, March 07, 2010
http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/articles/123/article_19875.asp
人大代表刘庆宁主张刑罚信访者的提案遭强烈抗议 (NPC Delegate's Proposal to Penalize Petitioners Faces Harsh Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renda-03142010163838.html

Public Health
四川隆昌县村民血铅中毒人数陆续增加 (Number of Lead Poisoning Cases on the Rise in Sichuan)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China-lead-03122010102913.html
Related news:
Lead Poisoning Case Reported in SW China
China Daily, March 15, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/15/content_9588045.htm
Tibet
7 Tibetan Protesters Detained in Nepal
Associated Press, March 14, 2010
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1203083