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Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development |
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The Subcommittee on International Human Rights salutes the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, and calls for his release.
Ottawa, December 16, 2010 -
On 14 December 2010, the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development adopted the following motion:
Be it Resolved:
That the Subcommittee on International Human Rights:
1. Congratulates Liu Xiaobo on the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China”;
2. Pays tribute to Liu Xiaobo’s promotion of democratic reform and human rights in China, and the courage with which he has born repeated imprisonment by Chinese officials for exercising rights guaranteed under the Chinese Constitution;
3. States that in honouring Liu Xiaobo, it also honours all those who have promoted democratic reform in China, including those who participated in the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstration for democratic report;
4. Calls on Chinese officials to release Liu Xiaobo from prison, and to release his wife, Liu Xia, his supporters, and all signers of Charter 08 from detention and house arrest;
5. Calls on Chinese officials to cease censoring media and Internet reporting of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo and to cease their campaign of defamation against Liu Xiaobo;
6. Urges the Prime Minister and the Canadian government to call for the release of Liu Xiaobo from prison, as well as the release of Liu Xia, Liu Xiaobo’s supporters, and all signers of Charter 08 from detention and house arrest.
As Chair of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights, I can affirm what members of the Subcommittee believe: that the Chinese government missed out on an opportunity to take a positive step forward with respect to its human rights record.
We will be monitoring the case of Liu Xiaobo closely and will continue to press the Canadian government to engage with the Chinese government in order to bring about the outcomes listed in our resolution.
Scott Reid
MP for Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.
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