Virginia HR 59: Uyghurs; human rights crisis.

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 59 

Offered February 6, 2020 

Recognizing the human rights crisis related to the internment 
 of Uyghurs and other Central Asian ethnic minorities. 
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Patrons-- Samirah, Kory and Cole, J.G. 

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Committee Referral Pending 

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WHEREAS, the United States was founded on democratic principles 
 that recognize the vigilance with which fundamental individual human rights 
 must be safeguarded in order to preserve freedom; and

WHEREAS, international law is 
 designed to safeguard the fundamental human rights enshrined in the Geneva and 
 Hague Conventions, and violations of such international law 
 should be condemned by all freedom-loving people; and 

WHEREAS, Human Rights Watch reports 
 there are more than one million prisoners being held in internment camps in East Turkestan and being subjected to violations of 
 these fundamental human rights; and

WHEREAS, many Uyghurs and other Central Asian ethnic 
 minorities have been subject to arbitrary detention, harassment, and torture; 
 now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the human rights 
 crisis related to the internment of Uyghurs and other Central Asian ethnic 
 minorities be recognized; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Virginia House 
 of Delegates condemns this violation of fundamental human rights; and, be it

RESOLVED FINALLY, That the Clerk of 
 the House of Delegates transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of 
 the United States, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
 Representatives, and the members of the Virginia delegation to the United 
 States Congress in order that they may be apprised of the sense of the Virginia House of Delegates in this matter.