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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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United States congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

 

CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS AND RULE OF LAW UPDATE

No. 8 - November 9, 2010

http://www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/newsletterListing.phpd?NLdate=20101109&show=ALL  ß USE THIS until PDF is posted

or

http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20101109.pdf

[until this PDF is posted, use the HTML link above]

 

CECC News and Analysis

•           Harassment of Journalists Sparks Outcry in Chinese Press

•           New Information Released on Uyghur Political Prisoners Mehbube Ablesh and Omer Akchi

•           Government Policy on Tibetan Reincarnation Leads to Expulsions, Detentions, Suicide

•           SASAC Issues New Commercial Secrets Regulations

•           Hong Kong Legislative Council Approves Reform Package, After Democrats and Mainland Government Reach Compromise

•           Authorities Continue to Restrict Ramadan Observance in Xinjiang

•           Members of Henan House Church Ordered To Serve Reeducation Through Labor

•           Ministry of Public Security Issues Ban on Public Parades of Suspected Sex Workers

•           New Provisions Impose Stronger Requirements on Officials for Reporting Personal Assets

•           Communist Party Seeks To Restrict Already Limited Critical Media Reports

•           Discriminatory Job Hiring Practices Continue in Xinjiang

•           National Conferences Highlight Restrictions on Buddhist and Taoist Doctrine

•           Mongol Rights Advocate Sodmongol Remains in Custody Following April Detention at Beijing Airport

•           Authorities Prevent Some Human Rights Defenders From Traveling

•           Xinjiang Authorities Target Beards, Veils in Campaigns To Tighten Control Over Religion

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Institute for Workplace Studies 
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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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