ChinaAid
Delegation Heads to Washington, D.C., with Wives of Abused and Tortured
Lawyers, Congressional Hearing Scheduled for Thursday
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2017 /Christian Newswire/
-- A ChinaAid delegation comprised of the wives of abused and tortured
Chinese human rights advocates is traveling to the U.S. capitol to
spotlight their husbands' cases on Thursday.
Photo: China Aid delegation meeting with Marco Rubio
Invited
by U.S. Representative Ed Royce, the Chairman of the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Lee Ching-Yu, wife of
jailed Taiwanese NGO leader Li Ming-Che; Dr. Chen "Gloria" Guiqiu, wife
of human rights attorney Xie Yang; Jin Bianling, wife of lawyer Jiang
Tianyong; and Wang Yanfang, wife of attorney Tang Jingling, will all
testify regarding their husbands' cases during a hearing before one of
the committee's branches, the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. The hearing will
be held in Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building in
Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
According
to Royce, the purpose of this gathering is to "examine the torture,
disappearances, and detention of human rights lawyers and democracy
advocates in China." As such, the witnesses will be presenting their
husband's cases before the congressional audience.
The delegation will be in the capitol Tuesday-Thursday,
and they will also be meeting with officials from the Trump
Administration, members of Congress, and key NGO leaders.
In
order to further spread awareness of abuses occurring in China, each
of the witnesses and ChinaAid President Bob Fu, whose experience in a
Chinese prison for preaching Christianity and connection to victims of
similar atrocities led him to found the organization, will be available
for interview. If you wish to arrange to speak with them, please
contact Brynne Lawrence at (432) 553-1080 or media@chinaaid.org.
ChinaAid
hosts such delegations in order to expose China's human rights abuses
to international leaders, which the Communist Party conceals, in hopes
that those in the free world will act on behalf of those suffering for
executing their right to freedom of belief and speech.
Contact ChinaAid
Office phone: (432) 689-6985
Media phone: (432) 553-1080
Media e-mail: media@chinaaid.org
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