Whereas. in this same Act. Congress declared that "it is the policy of the United States to oppose aggression and other illegal uses of force by one country against the sovereignty of another as a manner of acquiring territory. and to condemn violations of international law. including the illegal occupation of one country by another". Whereas the Department of State. in its February 1992 "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in 1991" annual report. cited "persistent abuses in Tibet". "frequent credible reports from Tibetan refugees of torture and mistreatment in penal institutions in Tibet". "harsh sentences for political activities". and religious and cultural persecution of six million Tibetans. Whereas the people of Tibet have long been denied their right to selfdetermination. Whereas human rights abuses have been routine and harsh in occupied Tibet since the Peoples Republic of China invaded Tibet in 19491950.
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