HRES 466
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
Asia
Athletes
China
Detention of persons
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
News media and reporting
Olympic games
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sports and recreation facilities
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Urging the International Olympic Committee to take into consideration the mass detention of Uyghurs and consider all options to uphold the fundamental rights of persecuted minorities in China ahead of the 2022 Olympic Games.
Introduced: June 8, 2021
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Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Jun 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution urges the International Olympic Committee to consider that the Olympic Charter's principles of solidarity and nondiscrimination are hard to reconcile with holding the 2022 Winter Games in China, a country that the resolution states stands credibly accused of perpetuating crimes against humanity and genocide against ethnic and religious minorities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
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