,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gfj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bf 7legislative day1 ,october #ai71 #bjbj,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china against ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other ,muslim minority groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region constitutes genocide4 ,whereas ,article #b of the #aidh ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,prevention and ,punishment of the ,crime of ,genocide1 which both the ,united ,states and the ,people's ,republic of ,china have ratified1 defines genocide as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy1 in whole or in part1 a national1 ethnical1 racial or religious group1 as such3 7a7 killing members of the group2 7b7 causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group2 7c7 deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life1 calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part2 7d7 imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group2 or forcibly transferring children of the group to another group42 ,whereas the ,elie ,wiesel ,genocide and ,atrocities ,prevention ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dda7 states that it is the policy of the ,united ,states to regard the prevention of atrocities as in its national interest2 ,whereas1 since #bjag1 the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has detained an estimated #a1hjj1jjj ,turkic ,muslims1 mostly ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other ,muslim minority groups1 in internment camps without due process2 ,whereas detained ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other ,muslim minority groups are tortured1 coerced to disavow their religious beliefs and cultural practices1 compelled to work in forced labor programs1 and1 in some cases1 raped1 subjected to involuntary forced abortion1 sterilization1 and forced organ harvesting2 ,whereas1 as a direct result of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china's targeted and coercive population control campaign against ,uyghurs1 the birthrate of the ,uyghur population in ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region plummeted by #bd percent from #bjag to #bjah1 with birthrates in the ,uyghur majority regions of ,hotan and ,kashgar decreasing by more than #fj percent from #bjae to #bjah2 ,whereas sterilization rates in ,xinjiang grew seven-fold from #bjaf to #bjah to more than #fj1jjj procedures2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1 #hj percent of all net added ,,iud placements in ,china 7calculated as placements minus removals7 were performed in ,xinjiang1 despite the fact that the region only makes up #a4h percent of the nation's population2 ,whereas nearly #ejj1jjj ,muslim children in ,xinjiang have been forcibly separated from their families and subjected to indoctrination and inhumane and degrading treatment in state-run boarding schools2 ,whereas1 since #bjag1 the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has destroyed or damaged approximately #af1jjj mosques and over #cj percent of ,islamic shrines1 cemeteries1 and pilgrimage routes across the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 ,whereas ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other ,muslim minority groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region are subjected to constant1 unwarranted1 and intrusive mass surveillance through the use of new and emerging technologies1 including facial recognition software1 artificial intelligence1 and genetic testing2 ,whereas1 between #bjag and #bjai1 an estimated #hj1jjj ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other ,muslim minority groups were forcibly transferred out of ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region to work in factories across ,china1 which raises serious concerns of forced labor being used in global supply chains2 and ,whereas the policies of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china are in contravention of international human rights instruments signed by that government1 including-- 7#a7 the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights and the ,international ,covenant on ,civil and ,political ,rights1 which the ,people's ,republic of ,china has signed but not yet ratified2 7#b7 the ,international ,covenant on ,economic1 ,social1 and ,cultural ,rights1 ratified by the ,people's ,republic of ,china in #bjja2 and 7#c7 the ,united ,nations ,protocol to ,prevent1 ,suppress and ,punish ,trafficking in ,persons1 ,especially ,women and ,children 7,palermo ,protocol71 to which the ,people's ,republic of ,china has been a state party since ,february #bjaj3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 declares that the atrocities perpetrated by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china against ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other ,muslim minority groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region constitute genocide2 7#b7 demands that the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china immediately-- 7,a7 adhere to its commitments under the #aidh ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,prevention and ,punishment of the ,crime of ,genocide2 7,b7 halt the genocide it is perpetrating against ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other ,muslim minority groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 7,c7 release individuals from internment camps1 forced labor programs1 and state-run boarding schools2 7,d7 reunite families and rebuild or repair mosques2 and 7,e7 guarantee freedom of religion1 including ,islam2 7#c7 urges the ,administration to take all appropriate measures1 including working with like-minded states and multilateral coalitions1 to compel1 induce1 or otherwise oblige the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to immediately take the actions described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 of paragraph 7#b72 7#d7 urges all national governments and international organizations1 including the ,united ,nations and its ,office of the ,secretary-,general1 to call the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china's atrocity crimes by their rightful name3 genocide2 7#e7 urges the ,permanent ,representative of the ,united ,states to the ,united ,nations to take steps to coordinate with other members of the ,united ,nations to enact measures to prevent atrocity crimes by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 and to punish those responsible for these ongoing crimes1 including by the collection and preservation of evidence1 imposing sanctions against perpetrators1 and if necessary1 the establishment and operation of appropriate tribunals2 7#f7 urges member states of the ,united ,nations to use their votes to bar the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china from membership of any ,united ,nations councils or other component overseeing human rights until an independent commission established by the ,united ,nations verifies that the ,people's ,republic of ,china has returned to adhering to its commitments under the #aidh ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,prevention and ,punishment of the ,crime of ,genocide2 and 7#g7 encourages the ,united ,states ,government and ,united ,states companies to lead global coalitions ensuring businesses are not enabling1 supporting1 or profiting off the mass surveillance and forced labor1 which is a form of human trafficking1 of ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other ,muslim minority groups in ,china4