吴振伟议员去信奥巴马促其关心中国良心人士
(博讯北京时间2009年11月14日 首发 - 支持此文作者/记者)
博讯编辑部今日收到俄勒岗州吴振伟议员办公室发来的一封邮件. 邮件介绍了吴议员高度关注校舍作家谭作人及维权人士黄琦被囚事件, 在10月29日提出一项支持谭作人和黄琦, 以及呼吁中国政府进一步改善人权与言论自由情况的议案。经过努力，此议案得到美国众议院176名议员的赞助和两党的全力支持, 并以426:1票通过。
另外在10月30日, 吴议员联署麻萨诸塞州的巴尼法兰克议员, 维吉尼亚州的法兰克和夫议员及新泽西州的克里斯史密斯议员上书总统奥巴马, 希望总统能在访华期间向国家主席胡锦涛提及此事。
图片说明：10月26日，吴振伟议员在国会图书馆主持飞虎队的纪念活动。
附上吴议员给总统奥巴马的联署信
October 30, 2009
The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama:
During your upcoming visit to China, we respectfully request that you inquire with Chinese leaders about the cases of Mr. Huang Qi and Mr. Tan Zuoren, two Chinese human rights activists.
Mr. Huang and Mr. Tan have been arrested and put on trial for attempting to give voice to the grieving parents whose children were killed in the numerous school building collapses that occurred during the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province, China. The parents allege that poor construction and corruption among local officials and builders contributed to the school building collapses. However, these allegations have been stonewalled, or worse, resulted in the harassment of the complainants.
Mr. Huang publicized the parents’ demands on his human rights website, and Mr. Tan called for an independent investigation into the school building collapses and urged volunteers to compile lists of students killed in the quake. For these actions, the Chinese government charged Mr. Huang with illegally possessing state secrets and Mr. Tan with inciting subversion of state power.
The two men were each arrested and put on trial in August of this year. Their trials were fraught with procedural violations, and to date, judgments have not been issued for either Mr. Huang or Mr. Tan.
While we fully understand that there are many issues on the agenda for your visit to China next month, we ask that you discuss the cases of Mr. Huang and Mr. Tan. We simply want the Chinese government to adhere to its own constitution, which guarantees the right to criticize and make suggestions to the government free from suppression and retaliation. Further, China’s own criminal procedure laws and its National Human Rights Action Plan afford rights to Mssrs. Huang and Tan that have not been honored.
It is a tragedy when a child is killed at school. It is an even greater tragedy when the act of asking questions about a child’s death leads to harassment or persecution by one’s own government. We strongly believe that no one who suffers the loss of a child deserves abandonment by or punishment from his or her country.
We thank you for your attention to this matter and look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
David Wu
Member of Congress
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Barney Frank
Member of Congress
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Frank R. Wolf
Member of Congress
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Christopher H. Smith
Member of Congress
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