[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1334 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1334

  Calling upon the Government of China to account for those detained 
   during March 2008 protests and to recognize the fundamental human 
rights of all Tibetans, including monks, nuns, and innocent civilians, 
             currently detained by the Government of China.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2008

 Mr. Chabot submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Calling upon the Government of China to account for those detained 
   during March 2008 protests and to recognize the fundamental human 
rights of all Tibetans, including monks, nuns, and innocent civilians, 
             currently detained by the Government of China.

Whereas in 1951, an agreement between the Tibetan and Chinese Governments 
        outlined an autonomous Tibetan region to be governed by the Dalai Lama;
Whereas in 1959, the Tibetan people protested Chinese occupation of the Tibet 
        Autonomous Region, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent 
        Tibetans and the exile of the 14th Dalai Lama;
Whereas efforts to recognize the 49th anniversary of that tragic day were met 
        with disproportionate uses of force by Chinese officials, including 
        fatal force, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Tibetans;
Whereas efforts by Dalai Lama to end the violence and negotiate the future of 
        the Tibetan Autonomous Region have gone unheeded by Chinese officials;
Whereas thousands of protestors, including Buddhists monks, nuns, and other 
        civilians, have been arbitrarily detained without due process since 
        March 2008;
Whereas approximately 1,000 of those protestors remain unaccounted for by the 
        Government of China;
Whereas eyewitnesses describe beatings in prison, as well as a lack of food and 
        necessary medical care; and
Whereas detaining and mistreating detainees violates international standards, 
        including those of the international convention on civil and political 
        rights: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) calls on Chinese officials to immediately account for 
        the status of the detained individuals, including their names, 
        location, and current medical conditions;
            (2) calls on Chinese officials to allow international 
        observers to visit detention facilities and the Tibet 
        Autonomous Region to ensure that the rights of those being 
        detained and the Tibetan people as a whole are being 
        recognized;
            (3) calls on Chinese officials to immediately release or 
        file and make public formal criminal charges against the 
        detained individuals; and
            (4) calls on Chinese officials to adhere to international 
        standards of due process and justice, including proceedings 
        before an independent judiciary, when bringing to trial those 
        charged with formal offenses.
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