SRES 232
112th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Asia
China
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Religion
A resolution recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 12th anniversary of the campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress the Falun Gong movement, recognizing the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.
Introduced: July 13, 2011
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Jul 13, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4561)
Jul 13, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners and their families for the lives, freedoms, and rights they lost for adhering to their beliefs.
Calls upon the Chinese Communist Party to end cease persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
Calls upon the President, the Secretary of State, and Members of Congress to express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners and meet with Falun Gong practitioners.
Supports volunteers and participants of the Tuidang movement for their peaceful efforts to reclaim Chinese history and culture and for their pursuit of a free and open government.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4561)
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