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.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

August 11, 2010

News
Children
中国孩子幸福指数低位徘徊 (Chinese Children Come in Low on Happiness Index)
China Youth Daily, August 11, 2010
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2010-08/11/content_3368486.htm

Environment
广东3800平方公里海域因超标排污严重污染 (3.8K sqkm of Guangdong Coast Polluted by Industrial Waste)
Southern Daily, August 11, 2010
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-08-11/092720872593.shtml

Food Security
New Zealand Dairy Backs Product in China Milk Scandal
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hwuZ8mcLyZ4_7aKps4f8gVOBbBOg

Hukou
广东实行积分入户制 1.7万农民工圆城市梦 (Guangdong to Implement Integrated Household Registration System)
Southern Daily, August 11, 2010
http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfrb/content/2010-08/11/content_14703486.htm
Related information:
关于开展农民工积分制入户城镇工作的指导意见 (Guiding Opinions on Launching an Integrated System for Migrant Workers to Obtaining Urban Residency)
People's Government of Guangdong Province, June 23, 2010
http://zwgk.gd.gov.cn/006939748/201007/t20100705_12024.html
Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)
Leading Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Claims Police Attacked Him
The Guardian, August 10, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/aug/10/chinese-artist-police-attack
Related news:
艾未未等法院上诉未果 又被成都警察暴力对待 (Ai Weiwei again Mistreated by Police at Chengdu Courthouse)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aiweiwei-08102010095927.html
Human Rights Defender – Wang Yu (王宇)
律师王宇被控伤人案发还重审 (Case of Beijing Attorney Charged with Intentional Battery Returned to Lower Court for Retrial)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/China_lawyer-08102010120654.html

范燕琼狱中病情加重 民众呼吁当局准许假释 (Call for Parole as Fan Yanqiong's Health Worsens)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fanyanqiong-08102010122758.html

Labor
Beijing Workers Shape up for Return of Compulsory Exercises
The Guardian, August 10, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/10/beijing-workers-compulsory-exercises

Land Policy
No 'Harmony' in Housing
Global Times, August 11, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-08/562021.html

Society
近半数中国城市人对生活满意度不高 (Half of Urban Dwellers Unhappy with Life)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shenghuo-08102010150739.html

Protests and Petitions
桐乡持续抗议终击退污染厂 媒体封锁如未曾发生 (Anti-pollution Protests Persist without Media Coverage in Zhejiang)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tongxiang-08102010164519.html

Public Health
Police Put a Clamp on Medical Booking Scams
China Daily, August 11, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2010-08/11/content_11134576.htm

XUAR
Uyghur Web Moderators Get Life
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sentence-08082010190802.html