To withhold certain United Nations funding until the United Nations Human Rights Council mandates a body to investigate human rights abuses in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · March 21, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
This bill would withhold U.S. funding from the United Nations until the UN Human Rights Council establishes an independent investigation into human rights abuses committed by China's government. The legislation directs the Secretary of State to stop paying the portion of regular U.S. contributions to the UN that supports the Human Rights Council and prohibits voluntary U.S. contributions to that body, pending the creation of such an investigative body. The bill emphasizes that while the Council has established 38 investigative bodies since 2006 and nine separate investigations into Israel, it has never created one specifically focused on China despite documented abuses involving forced labor in Xinjiang, mass arrests in Hong Kong, and persecution of protesters. The measure reflects congressional frustration with what sponsors call the Council's "bystander behavior" on Chinese human rights violations despite the United States being the UN system's largest financial contributor at over $18 billion annually. The funding withholding would remain in place until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the UN Human Rights Council has mandated an investigation into China's human rights abuses.
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