Human Rights
The United States Congressional-Executive Commission
The United States Executive-Congressional Committee on China issue a report each year evaluating China’s worker rights, religious freedom, tolerance of political dissent, controls on media freedoms, and the autonomy of Tibetans, or, more specifically, inadequacies in China’s policies and practices regarding these human rights issues.
The 2003 annual report was passed in a 21-1 vote by the 22 member commission.
According to Rep. James A> Leach, (R-IA), the Comission’s Chairman, “This document takes a hard look at current human rights conditions in China.”
The conclusive findings of the commission denounce the policies of China and call for action on 13 recommendations, including increased efforts to hold China to human rights commitments it made to the UN, expanded programs to educate Chinese workers regarding their rights under Chinese Law, and an unrestricted visit to China from the US board on religious freedom among others.
The 2003 Annual report from the Congressional-Executive Commission on China is viewable in its entirety on the Commission’s website – www.cecc.gov.
Tibet Facts & Issues
China’s invasion of Tibet in 1949-1950 caused the independent country to lose many of its freedoms. Much turmoil exists in the present as hostilities between China and Tibet are felt around the world.
About Tibet: TibetNet
Current information: Tibet Information
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