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Freedom of Residence and Movement

March 12, 2014

Congressional-Executive Commission on China
www.cecc.gov
CECC Contact: 202–226–3766

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – CECC Chairman Senator Sherrod Brown and Cochairman Representative Christopher Smith today urged the Chinese government to end the unlawful home confinement of Liu Xia, the wife of imprisoned 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, and to respect her internationally-recognized right to freedom of movement.


June 30, 2012
PRC Legal Provision
December 2, 2016

Event Date:
Thursday, May 3, 2012 – 02:00 PM to 5:00 PM
May 3, 2012
Hearing
March 11, 2024

Transcript (PDF) (Text)

The recent escape of self-trained legal advocate Chen Guangcheng from illegal house arrest has attracted international attention and concern. On April 22, Chen escaped from his home in Dongshigu village, Linyi city, Shandong province, where he and his family had been detained without charge for 19 months. After escaping from home confinement, Chen met the U.S.