HCONRES 213 107th Congress House International Affairs China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clergy Detention of persons East Asia Human rights Immigration International cooperation Koreans North Korea Refugee resettlement Refugees Religion Repatriation Right of asylum South Korea Treaties United Nations

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding North Korean refugees who are detained in China and returned to North Korea where they face torture, imprisonment, and execution.

Introduced: August 2, 2001 See on congress.gov

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Jun 12, 2002

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jun 11, 2002

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 11, 2002

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 222). (text: CR H3412-3413)

Jun 11, 2002

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 222).(text: CR H3412-3413)

Jun 11, 2002

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3420-3421)

Jun 11, 2002

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jun 11, 2002

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 213.

Jun 11, 2002

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3412-3418)

Jun 11, 2002

Mr. Leach moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

Aug 2, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Aug 2, 2001

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jun 11, 2002	House · vote #222	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Passed	406–0	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages the Government of China to honor its obligations under the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951, as modified by the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 1967, by: (1) halting the forced repatriation of North Koreans; (2) making genuine efforts to identify and protect the refugees among the North Korean migrants encountered by Chinese authorities; (3) providing North Korean refugees residing in China with safe asylum; (4) allowing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to have access to all North Korean refugees in China; and (5) cooperating with the UNHCR in efforts to resettle the North Korean refugees to other countries.

Urges the Secretary of State to: (1) work with the Government of China to fulfill its obligations; (2) work with concerned governments in the region to protect North Korean refugees residing in China; and (3) begin efforts to draft, introduce, and pass a resolution concerning human rights in North Korea at the 59th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in March 2003.

Calls for UNHCR to facilitate the resettlement of the North Korean refugees residing in China in other countries.

Urges: (1) the Government of China to release Mr. Chun Ki Won; and (2) the Governments of the United States, South Korea, and China to seek a full accounting from the Government of North Korea regarding the whereabouts and condition of the Reverend Kim Dong Shik.

What's happening now June 12, 2002

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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