Monday, November 16, 2015

From ChinaAid: "Chinese human rights cases raised in House of Lords, House of Commons during Xi's UK visit"

The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.

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Chinese human rights cases raised in House of Lords, House of Commons during Xi's UK visit
Distributed by ChinaAid, October, 2015 ...

LONDON, ENGLAND – During sessions in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons on Thursday, the state of human rights and religious freedom in China, as well as specific high profile cases, were discussed, coinciding with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s U.K. visit.

In the House of Lords, the British parliament’s upper house, Lord David Alton, with whom China Aid Founder and President Bob Fu met on Tuesday, raised several Chinese human rights cases by name. Alton also specifically mentioned the name of Chinese rights advocate and blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, in order to demonstrate to Chinese leaders that the U.K.’s stance on human rights and religious freedom would not be compromised during Xi’s visit. ...


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