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01-HCR68 on Mar 20, 2001

Summary: Expresses the sense of Congress that:
1. the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop persecution of all religious practitioners and safeguard fundamental human rights; and

2. the U.S. Government should continue to insist that China adhere to such rights.

3. Urges the Chinese Government to release from detention all religious practitioners, Falun Gong members, and prisoners of conscience and end torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment;

4. allow the Chinese people to pursue their personal beliefs; and

5. adhere to the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

• Topic: Foreign Policy
• Headline: Urge China to respect religious freedom (Score: 0)
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