SRES 760
116th Congress
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China
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United Nations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Government of the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region constitutes genocide.
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6598-6599)
Oct 26, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This resolution declares that the violence perpetrated by China against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups constitutes genocide. The resolution demands that China cease its persecution of the aforementioned groups and urges the United States, as well as the international community, to take measures to prevent the continuation of atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6598-6599)
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