Tuesday, September 09, 2003

News

Shenzhen bans lucrative trade in human body parts: The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the trade in human organs and tightened rules on donations and transplants, amid growing concerns of a thriving illegal business in selling body parts. The new regulations follow allegations by human rights groups that foreign patients are receiving organs removed involuntarily from executed Chinese prisoners. Chinese officials have fiercely denied these charges.

Migrant Workers in Beijing: "Mingong" or migrant workers may perform vital tasks, but that doesn’t make them more popular. Dressed often in ragged or dirty clothes, carrying huge bags and speaking in distant dialec they suffer rather than are welcomed in the capital.

China helping handicapped people achieve equal rights: The Chinese government is working hard to help the country's handicapped population achieve the goal of "equality, participation and sharing" and to enjoy as affluent a life as others.

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