Uyghur Policy Act of 2022
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 7, 2022)
Uyghur Policy Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of State to take various actions concerning the treatment of Uyghurs and other minority groups in China. For example, the bill requires the State Department to (1) support human rights advocates representing such groups speaking at public diplomacy forums, including in Muslim-majority countries; (2) ensure that Uyghur language training is available to Foreign Service officers; and (3) support the appointment of a special rapporteur or working group at the United Nations to monitor and report on human rights violations and abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
What just happenedApr 7, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 7, 2022
- Apr 7, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - Apr 7, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate