S. Res. 451 (Agreed to Senate) — Recalling the Government of China's forcible dispersion of those peaceably assembled in Tiananmen Square 25 years ago, in light of China’s continued abysmal human rights record.

That the Senate—

(1)

expresses sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned as a result of their participation in the democracy gathering on June 4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People’s Republic of China;

(2)

commends all peaceful advocates for democracy and human rights in China;

(3)

condemns the ongoing and egregious human rights abuses by the Communist Government of the People's Republic of China;

(4)

calls on the Communist Government of the People's Republic of China to—

(A)

release all prisoners of conscience, including those persons still in prison as a result of their participation in the peaceful pro-democracy gatherings of 1989 and those detained for their commemoration of these events;

(B)

allow those people exiled on account of their activities to return to live in freedom in China; and

(C)

cease the harassment, detention, and imprisonment of all Chinese citizens exercising their freedoms of expression, association, and religion; and

(5)

calls upon the United States representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council to introduce a resolution in that forum calling for an examination of the human rights practices of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.

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May 15, 2014viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Enzi) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed

May 15, 2014 Reported in Senate Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed

May 15, 2014 Introduced in Senate Mr. Barrasso submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Recalling the Government of China's forcible dispersion of those peaceably assembled in Tiananmen Square 25 years ago, in light of China’s continued abysmal human rights record.

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