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HI SCR155

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/6/2020

Primary Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

SCR 155 Summary

  • Joins over twenty countries in denouncing the detention and deculturization of Uighurs by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang Province.

  • Urges the Chinese government to cease all destruction of Muslim religious sites, including mosques, shrines, and cemeteries.

  • Urges the Chinese government to cease detention of Uighurs, with estimates of 1-3 million currently held in what China calls deradicalization camps.

  • Urges the Chinese government to allow Uighurs to engage in peaceful religious and cultural practices, including prayer, Quranic study, and pilgrimage to Mecca.

  • Directs certified copies be sent to Hawaii's congressional delegation and the Chinese Ambassador to the United States.

Legislative Description

Denouncing And Urging The Cessation Of The Detention Of The Uighur People And Destruction Of Religious Sites And Urging That The Uighur People Be Allowed To Engage In Peaceful Religious And Cultural Practices.

Cultural Practices

Last Action

Referred to LCA.

3/10/2020

Committee Referrals

Labor, Culture and the Arts3/10/2020

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