[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 107 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CALLING ATTENTION TO PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE ZHU YUFU

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the 
plight of Zhu Yufu.
  Today, Zhu Yufu has been in prison in China for 520 days. He is a 
prisoner of conscience, unable to enjoy the fundamental freedoms 
enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  An advocate for democracy, Christian dissident and poet Zhu Yufu 
helped found the unrecognized Democracy Party of China. For this, he 
was arrested for ``inciting subversion of state power.''
  Zhu Yufu cannot speak for himself, so others, including myself, must 
advocate on his behalf. My own efforts in support of Zhu Yufu are part 
of a project created by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission through 
which Members of Congress can bring attention to the plight of 
prisoners of conscious.
  Through this work, we seek to pierce the darkness and shatter the 
silence that has enveloped Zhu Yufu and others like him.
  Silence is not an option. Silence means Zhu Yufu likely will remain 
in prison and the Government of China will elude accountability for its 
deplorable human rights violations.
  I call on all people of conscience to raise their voices in support 
of Zhu Yufu.

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