9 (2) Congress urges the Government of the Peo ple's Republic of China (A) to take the necessary measures to stop the persecution of all religious practitioners and to safeguard fundamental human rights; (B) to stop the forced return of North Korean refugees, to allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees access to North Koreans inside China, and to work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to develop a viable solution to the humanitarian crisis involving North Korean refu gees; (C) to end its coercive one-child per family policy and ensure that no national, provincial, or local government officials subject women to forced abortions or sterilizations; (D) to immediately hold an open and transparent investigation into the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, to release all the prisoners held in connection with that event, and to pay compensation to the families who lost their loved ones; 10 (E) to release from detention all prisoners of conscience, persons held because of their reli gious activities, and persons of humanitarian concern; (F) to release the 11th Panchen Lama identified by Dalai Lama and allow him to undertake his rightful role; (G) to allow the Chinese people to freely and openly practice their religious beliefs and organize their religious communities according to the dictates of conscience, free from government coercion; (H) to adhere to the provisions and guide lines of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the United Nations Convention human, or Degrading Treatment or Punish ment, and the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; and (I) to allow, immediately and without restrictions, visits to China by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, the United Nations Special Rapporteurs 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 23 IV 109TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 99 Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid that occurred one year ago, on March 11, 2004, and expressing deepest sympathy to the individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of the Kingdom of Spain. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 15, 2005 Mr. McCOTTER (for himself and Ms. BERKLEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid that occurred one year ago, on March 11, 2004, and expressing deepest sympathy to the individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of the Kingdom of Spain. Whereas on March 11, 2004, 10 coordinated bomb explosions at the Atocha, Santa Eugenia, and El Pozo del Tio Raimundo stations and aboard a commuter train occurred during the morning rush hour in Madrid; Whereas 191 individuals were killed and more than 1,800 individuals were wounded in these horrific terrorist attacks; 2 Whereas these terrorist bombing attacks were the deadliest in Europe since the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988; Whereas these attacks constitute the worst acts of terrorism ever experienced in Spanish history; Whereas Spain's investigation into the Basque Fatherland and Liberty terrorist organization, also known as Euzkadi Ta Askatasuma (ETA), has made progress in the Global War on Terrorism; Whereas the leaders of Spain have worked vigorously to identify and capture terrorists who attempt to find sanctuary in Spain; Whereas the atrocious acts of violence committed on March 11, 2004, in Madrid show yet again that terrorism knows no borders; Whereas the United States and Spain are committed to continuing to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Europe; Whereas Spain is an advocate for the ideals of freedom and democracy; and Whereas the people of the United States stand together with the people of Spain to remember those individuals who lost their lives on the one year anniversary of these horrific terrorist attacks: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— (1) expresses its condolences to the families of the individuals killed in the terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid that occurred on March 11, 2004, 1 2 3 4 5 and expresses its deepest sympathy to the individ |