Last week (January 31), the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom held hearings on The Many Faces of China’s Repression: Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and U.S. Diplomacy in China. The text of the testimony of five of the witnesses is available online. Baptist Press yesterday, reporting on the hearings, said that the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics in China are driving China to change its regulation of religion to appear more tolerant of Christians to the international community.
On Feb. 2, USCIRF released Report on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal, making recommendations on the protection and detention of asylum seekers.
UPDATE: The Associated Press reported on Feb. 8 that Sen. Joseph Lieberman and Rep. Chris Smith plan to introduce legislation to require the Department of Homeland Security to carry out the recommendations on treatment of asylum seekers recommended in USCIRF's report.
