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United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman | Representative Jim Leach, Co-Chairman

CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS and RULE OF LAW UPDATE--June 2006 [3 June 2006] http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20060602.pdf?PHP... [full-text, 18 pages]

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Message from the Chairman

Seventeenth Anniversary of Tiananmen

Announcements

Roundtable: Political Change in China? Public Participation and Local Governance Reforms

Translations: Party and Government Regulation of Civil Society

Translations: Government Regulation and Industry Self-Regulation of the Legal Profession

Update on Rights and Law in China

Human Rights Updates Rule of Law Updates All Updates

Rebiya Kadeer's Children Held in Custody, Beaten

Beijing Court Schedules Trial of New York Times Researcher Zhao Yan For June 8

Authorities have used provisions in Chinese law to hold Zhao Yan since September 2004 without trial:

Deadline for Law Enforcement to Complete Its Investigation

Deadline for the Procuratorate to Issue an Indictment

Deadline for the Court to Commence Trial Proceedings

Hong Kong Newspaper Highlights Government Repression of Lawyers

ACLA, Justice Bureau Opinions Restrict Lawyer Involvement in Sensitive, Mass Cases

Henan Justice Bureau Bans Lawyers From Using Media in Sensitive Cases

Government Harassment and Detention of Protestants Resumes in Late April

Officials and Scholars Criticize the Failure of Labor Laws to Protect Workers

MPS Supports Taping Interrogations, But Has No Plans for Nationwide Implementation

Authorities Impose Special Procedures on Release of Shanghai Lawyer Zheng Enchong

Lawyer Petitions For Constitutional Review Of Discriminatory SPC Interpretation

Activists, Lawyers Denounce Results Of Taishi LPC Election

Zhejiang and Other Provincial Governments Issue New Religious Regulations

Chinese Government Continues to Coerce Registered Catholic Bishops

Prison Sentences End for Tibetan Monks From Gaden Monastery

Islamic Congress Establishes Hajj Office, Issues New Rules

Shaanxi Provincial Court Announces Gradual Elimination Of Advisory Opinions

SEPA Director Says Public Protests Over Pollution Rising by 29 Percent Per Year

State Council Circular Establishes Emergency Response Office

Population Planning Officials Punished for "Misuse of Authority" in Shaanxi Province

Teachers Arrange for Underage "Interns" to Work at Guangdong Electronics Factory

First Passenger Trains to Lhasa Sold Out

Government Considering New Anti-Money Laundering Regulations to Address Corruption, Improve Commercial Environment

Industry Expert Expects Procurement Market to Remained Closed Four More Years