Religious Persecution: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations, and Human Rights of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First and Second Sessions, October 28, 1993 and March 9, 1994, Volume 4

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Page 103 - And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone : for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 76 - Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief...
Page 135 - Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...
Page 54 - Secretary shall also determine whether China has made overall, significant progress with respect to the following: — taking steps to begin adhering to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; — releasing and providing an acceptable accounting for Chinese citizens imprisoned or detained for the non-violent expression of their political and religious beliefs, including such expression of beliefs in connection with the Democracy Wall and Tiananmen Square movements...
Page 153 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to...
Page 170 - Mr. Chairman, I want to express my appreciation to you and to the distinguished members of this committee for providing me with the opportunity to testify on the vital issue of impoundment of appropriated funds. Lately, the press has been playing up what they call the "crisis in the Congress.
Page 130 - All this is evident. Consequently, in order that relationships of peace and harmony may be established and maintained within the whole of mankind, it is necessary that religious freedom be everywhere provided with an effective constitutional guarantee, and that respect be shown for the high duty and right of man freely to lead his religious life in society.
Page 133 - the church played an important role in the change" in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and warned, "If China does not want such a scene to be repeated in its land, it must strangle the baby while it is still in the manger.
Page 57 - Report to Congress Concerning Extension of Waiver Authority For The People's Republic of China." it explicitly states that "in considering extension of MFN. we will take into account Chinese actions with respect to the following: Taking effective steps to ensure that forced abortion and sterilization are not used to implement China's family planning policy.
Page 171 - The committee found that acts of genocide had been committed in Tibet in an attempt to destroy the Tibetans as a religious group, and that such acts are acts of genocide independently of any conventional obligation.

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