STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1516
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.C.R. No. 309
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 309 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DENOUNCING THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN TIBET,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to denounce the violation of human rights in Tibet.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.
Your Committee finds that Tibetans are regularly subjected to human rights abuses. These human rights abuses take many forms including disappearance, arbitrary arrest, torture, beatings, and solitary confinement. Tibetan women and children are also subject to mistreatment. They reportedly suffer from sexual abuse, violation of their reproductive rights, and discrimination in education by the Chinese government.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 309, and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs,
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____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair |
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