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U.S. House of Representatives Passes McGovern Bill to Hold China Accountable for Human Rights Abuses in Tibet
(28 Jan) A bill proposed by U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts, to update the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 has already passed the House 392 to 22 and is waiting for a vote in the Senate. The bill aims to punish Chinese officials who intervene in the reincarnation and succession of future Dalai Lamas through the Global Magnitsky Act. No new Chinese consulate will be allowed in the United States until a U.S. consulate is allowed in Lhasa, capital of Tibet. The State Department Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues will be given greater authority and resources to strengthen the Tibetan community and promote democracy. McGovern emphasized that the U.S. would not sacrifice Tibetan people’s human rights for the U.S.-China relationship.
Source: U.S. House of Representatives
https://bit.ly/36ZmGqu
#Tibet #DalaiLama #MagnitskyAct #HumanRights #Democracy
U.S. House of Representatives Passes McGovern Bill to Hold China Accountable for Human Rights Abuses in Tibet
(28 Jan) A bill proposed by U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts, to update the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 has already passed the House 392 to 22 and is waiting for a vote in the Senate. The bill aims to punish Chinese officials who intervene in the reincarnation and succession of future Dalai Lamas through the Global Magnitsky Act. No new Chinese consulate will be allowed in the United States until a U.S. consulate is allowed in Lhasa, capital of Tibet. The State Department Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues will be given greater authority and resources to strengthen the Tibetan community and promote democracy. McGovern emphasized that the U.S. would not sacrifice Tibetan people’s human rights for the U.S.-China relationship.
Source: U.S. House of Representatives
https://bit.ly/36ZmGqu
#Tibet #DalaiLama #MagnitskyAct #HumanRights #Democracy
Congressman Jim McGovern
U.S. House of Representatives Passes McGovern Bill to Hold China Accountable for Human Rights Abuses in Tibet
On the House Floor, McGovern says his bill “reaffirms America’s commitment to the idea that human rights matter.”