Commission Analysis

Guardian Says that the PRC's Need to Respond to the HIV Crisis will Ultimately Advance Political Reform
Public Health
Xinhua Reports that the Chinese Supreme Court is Emphasizing the Connection between Financial Fraud and Official Corruption (story in Chinese)
Criminal Justice, Institutions of Democratic Governance
Seventeenth International Penal Law Conference Opens in Beijing
Criminal Justice
Post Reports that Dissident's Petition Drive to Abolish Reeducation Through Labor Results in his House Arrest (subscription required)
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)
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)
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
Civil Society, Public Health
Anti-Censorship Group Tests Indicate Google is Censoring News Results in China
Freedom of Expression
Proposed Legal Reforms Might Allow Citizens to Challenge Government Directives in Court (Story in Chinese)
Access to Justice
Libel Suit Opens Against Authors, Publisher of Banned Book (story in Chinese)
Freedom of Expression