For your information, the European Parliament is preparing a tough resolution against China in next week's plenary session, condemning the continuous human rights violations and probably mentioning a possible boycott of the Beijing Olympics.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary.do?language=EN

On 27th December last year, Chinese human rights activist Mr. Hu Jia was arrested at his home in Beijing allegedly in retaliation for his testimony o n 26th November at the European Parliament Human Rights Subcommittee.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7168303.stm

The President of the European Parliament quickly appealed for Mr Hu's release on 31st December but it was rebuffed immediately by a Chinese Foreign M inistry spokeswoman infuriating the members of Parliament.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/president/press_releases/en/files/cp0151.htm
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20080103-43540.html

I have learnt that the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (EPP-ED), the largest political group, is go ing to propose an urgent resolution which was mainly drafted by Edward McMillan-Scott MEP who is Vice-President of the European Parliament and leader of Boycott Beijing campaign.
http://www.boycottbeijing.eu/

I believe this would put strong pressure on China to rethink their violent crackdown against underground Christians, Tibetan Buddhists, dissidents, h uman rights activists and others who are considered subversives by the Communist Government. I am hoping that the Parliament could somehow use this o pportunity to help those innocent people who are spending another freezing winter in prison for their faith.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2308461.stm
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2004/12/200412130343.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJBnHMpHGRY

Thank you for reading.

Yours sincerely,

Ken Kato
Director, Human Rights in Asia