Congressional-Executive Commission on China To Hold Hearing: 'Can Legal Reform Foster Respect for Human Rights in China?'

4/2/2002

From: Chris Billing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, 202-236-8347; E-mail: chris.billing@cecc.gov; Web site: http://www.cecc.gov

News Advisory:

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China will hold a hearing on April 11 entitled ``Taming the Dragon: Can Legal Reform Foster Respect for Human Rights in China?'' The Commission's Chairman, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and co-Chairman, Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-Neb.), will conduct the hearing. The witnesses will be:

-- John Kamm, executive director, Duihua Foundation -- Jonathan Hecht, senior research fellow, The China Law Center, Yale Law School -- Michael Posner, executive director, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights -- T. Kumar, advocacy director, Asia & Pacific, Amnesty International

WHEN: Thursday, April 11 at 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office building, Room 215, Washington, D.C. 20510

Congress established the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in 2000. Its mandate is to monitor human rights and track the development of rule of law in China. The Commission is made up of nine Senators, nine House members and five representatives from the Bush Administration.