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.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

November 02, 2010

Top news
Nobel Peace Prize / Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
HK Relishes Freedom to Debate Liu Xiaobo
South China Morning Post, November 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2cb981fc5580c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


News
Education
China to Battle School Enrollment Disorder
Xinhua News Agency, November 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/02/content_11487260.htm

Food Security
Puberty Baby in Milk Test Wrangle
Shanghai Daily, November 02, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=453370&type=National

我国农村居民饮水面临缺水和水质差两大难题 (Rural Dwellers' Major Hurdles: Water Shortage, Water Quality)
Legal Daily, November 02, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101102/u1a5524687.html

Hukou
重庆高校学生“农转城” 户籍问题引发关注 (Concern Arises after Chongqing College Students Forced to Convert Hukou from Rural to Urban)
Radio Free Asia, November 01, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cq-11012010161206.html

Human Rights Defender
Activist Told Public of Environment in Crisis
Associated Press, November 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a9c81fc5580c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

June Fourth
U.N. Official Honors Leader of Tiananmen Crackdown
The Wall Street Journal, November 01, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704141104575588862861816120.html

Labor
3 Officials Perish in Closed Mine
South China Morning Post, November 02, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0efb81fc5580c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Land Policy
List of Forced Demolition Cases Grows Longer
China Daily, November 02, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/02/content_11488093.htm

Law
首例艾滋病就业歧视案调查:法律未明示体检标准 (Look into First HIV/AIDS Employment Discrimination Case: Law Does Not Explicitly Set Out Standards for Physical Examinations)
China Economic Times, November 02, 2010
http://news.eastday.com/c/20101102/u1a5523737.html

Multilateral
UN Chief's Silence on China Rights Draws Critics
Agence France-Presse, November 02, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101102/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsunban_20101102014942

Population
China Threatened by Shortage of Workers and Wives
Financial Times, November 01, 2010
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76388090-e5dd-11df-af15-00144feabdc0.html

Society
In China, Hit-and-Run Death Exposes Class Anger
Associated Press, November 01, 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/11/01/in_china_hit_and_run_death_exposes_class_anger/