110 HRES 1334 IH: Calling upon the Government of China to U.S. House of Representatives 2008-07-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1334 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2008 Mr. Chabot submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 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

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.