HRES 1650
111th Congress
House
International Affairs
Abortion
Asia
China
Detention of persons
Family planning and birth control
Human rights
Lawyers and legal services
Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately release Chen Guangcheng and his relatives from house arrest and to cease persecuting and harassing Chen Guangcheng, his relatives, and supporters.
Introduced: September 22, 2010
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Sep 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 22, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls on the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to release Chen Guangcheng and his relatives from house arrest and to cease persecuting and harassing Chen Guangcheng, his relatives, and supporters.
Condemns the PRC's birth limitation policy, particularly the enforcement of birth limitations through policies that encourage officials to force women to have abortions or to be sterilized, or both.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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