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<item congress="117" measure-type="sres" measure-number="131" measure-id="id117sres131" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-03-23" update-date="2021-06-22">
<title>A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an investigation into the abuses and crimes committed in the XUAR.</title>
<summary summary-id="id117sres131v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-06-22">
<action-date>2021-03-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution condemns atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim Turkic groups in Xinjiang. The resolution also urges the President and U.S. government representatives to speak publicly about these human rights abuses and to call for investigation into the atrocities to hold those responsible to account. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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