A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an investigation into the abuses and crimes committed in the XUAR.
USA117th CongressSRES-131| Senate
| Updated: 3/23/2021
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic Senator
Delaware
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution condemns atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim Turkic groups in Xinjiang. The resolution also urges the President and U.S. government representatives to speak publicly about these human rights abuses and to call for investigation into the atrocities to hold those responsible to account.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1713-1714)
International Affairs
AlliancesAsiaChinaCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEvidence and witnessesHuman rightsInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational organizations and cooperationPolitical parties and affiliationRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSanctionsUnited Nations
A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an investigation into the abuses and crimes committed in the XUAR.
USA117th CongressSRES-131| Senate
| Updated: 3/23/2021
This resolution condemns atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim Turkic groups in Xinjiang. The resolution also urges the President and U.S. government representatives to speak publicly about these human rights abuses and to call for investigation into the atrocities to hold those responsible to account.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1713-1714)
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic Senator
Delaware
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AlliancesAsiaChinaCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEvidence and witnessesHuman rightsInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational organizations and cooperationPolitical parties and affiliationRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSanctionsUnited Nations