HRES 156
111th Congress
House
International Affairs
Asia
China
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Detention of persons
Human rights
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Rule of law and government transparency
Supporting Charter 08 and the ideals of the Charter 08 movement.
Introduced: February 11, 2009
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Feb 11, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 11, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Supports: (1) Charter 08 and its ideals; and (2) the Chinese people's efforts to secure liberty, the rule of law, representative government, and the protection of human rights.
Notes Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to destroy the Charter 08 movement.
Calls upon the CCP to release Liu Xiaobo.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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