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, January 10, 2011

January 10, 2011

News
Bilateral Ties
Chinese Vice Premier Starts Britain Visit with Energy Deal
Agence France-Presse, January 09, 2011

US Sets Up Product Safety Office in China
Associated Press, January 10, 2011

Corruption
Govt Neglect Led to Hundreds Deaths in Yunnan
Xinhua News Agency, January 08, 2011

Death Penalty
Death Sentence Rule Faces Extra Scrutiny
China Daily, January 10, 2011

Gender
Rise in Abortions in China, Young Women Targeted
Associated Press, January 09, 2011

Human Rights Defender – Hada (哈达)
China Urged to Account for Mongolian Activist
Associated Press, January 09, 2011

Human Rights Defenders
廖祖笙再被指诽谤国家领导人受警告 (Liao Zusheng Again Admonished for "Slandering Leaders")
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

Media
Beijing to Push Ideology Online
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

Land Policy
广州逾百警力强拆 业主抱汽油罐拒迁 (Demolition Involving 100+ Police Ends with Five Detentions, One in Hospital)
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2011

Public Health
China to Revise Organ Donor Regulations
China Daily, January 10, 2011

Society
广东首对同性恋人公开婚礼举办 (Guangdong Holds First Public Wedding for Gay Couples)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, January 09, 2011