H. Res. 65 (Introduced in House) — Urging the President to seek an independent investigation into the death of Tibetan Buddhist leader and social activist Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and to publicly call for an end to the repressive policies used by the People’s Republic of China in Tibet.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

urges the President—

(A)

to seek an inquiry into the death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, to be carried out by an independent team of experts; and

(B)

each time the President meets with Chinese officials, to publicly call for an end to the repressive policies used by the People’s Republic of China in Tibet;

(2)

urges the People’s Republic of China to immediately halt suppression of the religious, cultural, social, economic, and environmental rights of the Tibetan people in Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s home regions of Lithang and Nyagchu and across all areas of traditional Tibet; and

(3)

affirms that violations of human rights in general, and the persecution of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, his family, and his supporters, specifically, are matters of legitimate concern to all governments committed to the rule of law and to free people worldwide.

Urging the President to seek an independent investigation into the death of Tibetan Buddhist leader and social activist Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and to publicly call for an end to the repressive policies used by the People’s Republic of China in Tibet.

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