I would say to our athletes: You're there to compete. Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government, because they are ruthless.

When the International Olympic Committee awarded these Games to Beijing in 2015, China already had the worst human rights record of any country on the planet.

Rahile Dawut is a renowned anthropologist.

I'm concerned that her allegation of sexual assault against the senior Chinese official will not be investigated by the justice system and that she may not receive any needed psychological support as a victim of trauma.

If given a choice, I believe no athlete would want to compete in a country committing genocide and crimes against humanity.

I hope that they don't see themselves as a vehicle simply to promote the propaganda that the government is going to put forward.

We must stand up for human rights and hold the Chinese government accountable for its actions.

No matter what you do, we will not forget, we will not go away.

These companies are going to need to figure out a way to make money other than reliance on forced labor and abetting crimes against humanity.

the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act... is now law. We will make sure it is funded.

this cannot be business as usual and I think there is a moral obligation by those who are covering these events.

What does it profit a country if it gains the whole world and suffers the loss of its soul?

It has to change. Really, it is in the government of China's interest, I think, to change its approach.

the IOC--those that go along to get along under these circumstances are complicit.

Can you explain what RSDL is? What should the UN and the U.S. be doing about this practice?

We are deeply honored that one of the greatest champions of human rights in China, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is here to help frame our discussion of these cases.

I hope it has made a difference in the degree to which U.S. companies are willing to lend their prestige to the false display of peace and harmony the Beijing Olympics represent.

America sees you. America stands with you. America will continue to fight for you.

If I could just ask my friend Nathan Law, thank you for the update on Joshua Wong.

It has gotten worse since.

We must always remember the human dimension behind our policy work. It is for prisoners of conscience that we speak out.

For the last 60 days, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China has conducted a daily #OlympicPrisoner social media campaign to tell just a few of these stories.

I’ll close by quoting Lee Cheuk-yan, a former legislator who has devoted his life to keeping alive the memory of those who died fighting for freedom in Tiananmen Square.

The idea that you could be holding an Olympics in a country that is engaged in genocide, I mean, boy--I can't believe that that in and of itself wasn't enough for them to take a pass on China.

The fact that this is happening now, it's unconscionable.