Commission Analysis

Xinhua Reports that the Chinese Supreme Court is Emphasizing the Connection between Financial Fraud and Official Corruption (story in Chinese)

September 20, 2004
Criminal Justice, Institutions of Democratic Governance

Seventeenth International Penal Law Conference Opens in Beijing

September 20, 2004
Criminal Justice

Post Reports that Dissident's Petition Drive to Abolish Reeducation Through Labor Results in his House Arrest (subscription required)

September 20, 2004
Access to Justice, Criminal Justice

Supreme People's Court Announces that Death Sentences for Three Bankers Convicted of Corruption have been Upheld; Warns that Corruption Will be Dealt with Severely (subscription-only)

September 20, 2004
Criminal Justice

Xinhua Editorial Emphasizes the Press Must be Allowed to Supervise the Party, Provided it Does so for the Benefit of the Party (story in Chinese)

September 20, 2004
Freedom of Expression, Institutions of Democratic Governance

China's Orphans Feel the Brunt of Local HIV Shame: Continuing Desire to Cover Up HIV/AIDS and Party Policy against Independent Organizations Thwarts Activist's Unofficial School for AIDS Orphans

September 20, 2004
Civil Society, Public Health

Anti-Censorship Group Tests Indicate Google is Censoring News Results in China

September 17, 2004
Freedom of Expression

Proposed Legal Reforms Might Allow Citizens to Challenge Government Directives in Court (Story in Chinese)

September 17, 2004
Access to Justice

Libel Suit Opens Against Authors, Publisher of Banned Book (story in Chinese)

September 17, 2004
Freedom of Expression

Shaanxi Lawyers Threaten Nation's Largest Private Suit Against Government (story in Chinese)

September 17, 2004
Commercial Rule of Law

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