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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]
CONTENT includes details and links concerning the following:
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
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