S.R. No. 118 Summary

• The Hawaii Senate denounces the detention of Uighur people in Xinjiang, China and joins over twenty countries in condemning these detainment and deculturization efforts by Chinese authorities.

• The Legislature urges the Chinese government to cease all destruction of Muslim religious sites including mosques, shrines, and cemeteries, and to end the detention of Uighur people.

• The Legislature calls on China to allow Uighurs to engage in peaceful religious and cultural practices, including prayer, Koran study, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca.

• The Legislature urges the Chinese government to adhere to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

• Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to Hawaii's congressional delegation and the Ambassador to the United States of the People's Republic of China.