Members of U.S. Congress Ask President Hu Jintao to Demonstrate Rule of Law in China
ICC Note:
11 members on Congress recently called on President Hu Jintao to respect the rule of law in China. They specifically addressed many of the Christian human rights attorneys whose licenses were revoked, and on September 14, ChinaAid received word that human rights Attorney Li Dunyong has succeeded in renewing his license to practice law.
9/14/09 China (ChinaAid) On Tuesday, September 8, 2009, eleven Members of the House of Representatives signed a Congressional letter to President Hu Jintao, expressing deep concern for the Chinese commitment to rule of law, and calling for the renewal of licenses for Chinese human rights lawyers and the guarantee of legal rights according to the rule of law in China.
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View the Congressional Letter to President Hu Jintao, September 8, 2009, and read the full text below:
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Dear Mr. President:
Following the conclusion of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue on July 28, the United States and China issued a joint release affirming "the importance of the rule of law to our two countries." Given this recent statment, we are writing to express our deep concern over the latest developments regarding numerous Chinese Lawyers.
We have received reports from organizations in touch with these lawyers indication that their law licenses have not been renewed or in some cases have been altogether cancelled by local judicial authorities and lawyers' associations.
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As you stated in a June meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, "the rule of law should let the people be masters of the country." We urge you to demonstrate that China is committed to the establishment of the rule of law.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Frank R. Wolf, Member of Congress (R-VA10)
Bob Inglis, Member of Congress (R-SC4)
Bill Pascrell, Jr., Member of Congress (D-NJ8)
Scott Garrett, Member of Congress (R-NJ5)
Steve Cohen, Member of Congress (D-TN9)
Lloyd Doggett, Member of Congress (D-TX25)
Walk Minnick, Member of Congress (D-ID1)
Christopher H. Smith, Member of Congress (R-NJ4)
Daniel E. Lungren, Member of Congress (R-CA3)
Anh "Joseph" Cao, Member of Congress (R-LA2)
Thaddeus G. McCotter, Member of Congress (R-MI11)
BREAKING UPDATE: ChinaAid received word on September 14, that human rights Attorney Li Dunyong has succeeded in renewing his license to practice law.
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