Bill > SRes463

This resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) systematic persecution of religious minority groups in China, specifically highlighting the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and members of the Zion Church. The resolution details the CCP's extensive efforts to suppress religious freedom, including the arrest of approximately 30 church leaders, ongoing harassment of religious practitioners, and a broader campaign to "sinicize" religion by forcing religious organizations to conform to CCP ideology. The document outlines numerous actions taken by Chinese authorities, such as burning Bibles, removing religious crosses, censoring religious texts, and replacing religious imagery with pictures of Xi Jinping. The resolution calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all detained religious practitioners, demands that China respect internationally recognized human rights of religious freedom, and seeks an end to violence and discrimination against religious minorities, including Christians, Muslim Uyghurs, Hui Muslims, and Tibetan Buddhists. Drawing on previous U.S. legislative acts like the International Religious Freedom Act and the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, the resolution reaffirms the United States' commitment to promoting religious tolerance and providing protection for persecuted religious communities worldwide.

Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/463/all-info