Representative Christopher H. Smith, Chair
Senator Jeff Merkley, Cochair
Press Releases
Bipartisan CECC Leadership Seeks Increased Funding to Implement Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
February 2, 2022
Chairs Seek Protection for Uyghurs and Kazakhs At Risk of Deportation from Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan
February 1, 2022
Chairs Ask US Olympic Committee For Plans To Protect Athletes’ Free Speech and Privacy
January 28, 2022
Chairs Ask UN High Commissioner for Human Rights To Release Xinjiang Report Before Olympics
January 18, 2022
Chairs Call for the Release of Ilham Tohti on the Eighth Anniversary of His Detention
January 14, 2022
Chairs Ask IOC President to Justify Contracts with Chinese Companies Using Forced Labor
January 12, 2022
Statement by the Chairs on Hong Kong “Elections”
December 17, 2021
Chairs Ask NBC To Cover Uyghurs, Hong Kong and Human Rights During Beijing Winter Olympics Broadcast
December 16, 2021