S.Res. 155 · 111th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately cease engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sherrod Brown
- Introduced
- 2009-05-21
- Latest action
- 2009-05-21 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Declares the sense of the Senate that the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) should: (1) recognize, and seek to ensure, the linguistic, cultural, and religious rights of the Uyghur people of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; (2) release immediately all Uyghur political and religious prisoners being held without good cause or evidence, whether in prisons or are under house arrest; (3) cease harassment and intimidation of family members and innocent associates of peaceful Uyghur political activists; and (4) cease immediately all government-sponsored violence and crackdowns against people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, including against people involved in peaceful protests or religious or political expression.