Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

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Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should stop persecuting FalunGong practitioners and other religious believers. Calls for the U.S. Government to use every appropriate forum, including the United Nations Human Rights Commission, to urge the Government of the People's Republic of China to: (1) release from detention all Falun Gong practitioners and put an immediate end to the practices of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment against them and other prisoners of conscience; (2) allow Falun Gong practitioners to pursue their religious beliefs in accordance with article 36 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China; and (3) abide by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 19 November 1999

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 19 November 1999

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 18 November 1999

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 18 November 1999

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 November 1999

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  Introduced in House · EN · 2 November 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 November 1999

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