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China Human Rights and Rule of Law Update - November 2005
Events
2005 Annual Report
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China released its 2005 Annual Report on October 11, 2005. The Commission found no improvement overall in human rights conditions in China over the past year, and increased government restrictions on Chinese citizens who worship in state-controlled venues or write for state-controlled publications. The Commission notes that the Chinese government continued to pursue certain judicial and criminal justice reforms that could result in improved protection of the rights of China's citizens. The Commission's 20 Legislative and Executive Branch members approved the report by a vote of 18-1, with one Commissioner answering "present."
Press Release: /media-center/press-releases/congressional-executive-commission-on-china-releases-2005-annual-report
Executive Summary: /publications/annual-reports/2005-annual-report#Executive Summary
Full Report (PDF - 1.35Mb): /sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/2005%20CECC%20Annual%20Report.PDF
Full Report: /publications/annual-reports/2005-annual-report
Topic Paper: China's Household Registration System (Hukou)
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China released its latest topic paper: "China's Household Registration System: Sustained Reform Needed to Protect China's Rural Migrants" on October 7. This topic paper is available on the Commission's Web site in HTML and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats.
Translation: Regional Ethnic Autonomy Law
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has prepared a translation of the Regional Ethnic Autonomy Law.
Translation: Court Judgment in Zhang Lin Incitement of Subversion Trial
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has prepared a translation of the Bengbu Intermediate People's Court's Written Judgment in the Zhang Lin Incitement of Subversion of State Power Trial, sentencing him to five years imprisonment. The High Court in Anhui recently rejected his appeal.
Translation: MII Notice on Cellular Phone Short Messaging
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has prepared a translation of the Notice Regarding Further Strengthening Control Over the Dissemination of Harmful Information Over Mobile Communication Networks, issued by the Ministry of Information Industry in late September 2005, and made public on October 7, 2005. A summary of the notice prepared by the Commission is available here.