United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 217 (106th)
A resolution relating to the freedom of belief, expression, and association in the People's Republic of China.
Introduced
2 November 1999
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Status
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14924-14925)
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Summary
Calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to: (1) release all prisoners of conscience and put an immediate end to the harassment detention, physical abuse, and imprisonment of Chinese citizens exercising their legitimate rights to free belief, expression, and association; and (2) demonstrate its willingness to abide by internationally accepted norms of freedom of belief, expression, and association by repealing or amending laws and decrees that restrict those freedoms and proceeding promptly to ratify and implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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7 official files
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 19 November 1999
Agreed to Senate (PDF)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 19 November 1999
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 5 November 1999
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 5 November 1999
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 November 1999
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 November 1999
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 November 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-resolution/217
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/sres/217