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HR 4785 - To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes. - National Key Vote

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Title: To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that addresses human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and other minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.

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  • Establishes a Special Coordinator for Uyghur Issues position within the Department of State (Sec. 4).

  • Authorizes the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to make certain funds available to human rights advocates working on behalf of Uyghurs and member of other ethnic and religious minority groups persecuted in China (Sec. 5).

  • Requires the aforementioned funds be used to facilitate the presence of human rights advocates at public diplomacy forums to speak on issues related to the human rights and religious freedoms of minority groups persecuted in China (Sec. 5).

  • Requires the State Department to ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers, and ensures that a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service is assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular missions in China (Sec. 7).

NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS

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Title: To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes.

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