Bill > SRes23

This Resolution demands that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China (CPC) immediately release Mark Swidan, a United States citizen from Texas who has been unjustly and arbitrarily detained since his abduction in 2012. The resolution highlights that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found Swidan's detention to be in violation of international law, citing a lack of evidence against him, including no drugs found on his person or in his hotel room, no forensic evidence presented by the prosecution, passport records indicating he was not in China during the alleged offenses, and the inability of other indicted individuals to identify him. Furthermore, the resolution condemns Chinese officials for denying Swidan regular communication with his family, access to United States diplomats, and independent medical care, and calls for the U.S. Government to intensify efforts to secure his release by urging Chinese counterparts and using international forums to highlight his case.