China Human Rights and Rule of Law Update - May 2008
Message From the Chair and Co-Chair
On behalf of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, we express our most heartfelt condolences to the Chinese people for the terrible loss of life and injury suffered as a result of the tragic earthquake of May 12, 2008. Our thoughts and sympathies are with all those who now must endure the pain and heartbreak of losing family and friends. We sincerely hope for the complete success of all rescue efforts, the health and welfare of China’s emergency responders, and the speedy recovery of all those who have been injured. We offer our full support and hope for recovery and healing at this difficult time.
Sander Levin, Chair
Byron L. Dorgan, Co-Chair
Announcements
CECC Translation: Hu Jia's Indictment
The Commission has prepared a translation of activist Hu Jia's Indictment, issued by the Beijing Municipal People's Procuratorate No. 1 Branch on March 7, 2008. For more information, see previous CECC analyses on Hu Jia's sentencing, trial, arrest, and detention, and his record of detention, searchable through the CECC's Political Prisoner Database.