; Whereas Liu Xiaobo was one of the original drafters of Charter 08 and was taken into custody just days before the manifesto was released; Whereas, in December 2009, a court in Beijing, China, sentenced Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for inciting subversion of state power for his involvement in drafting Charter 08; Whereas Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 8, 2010, for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China ; Whereas Liu Xia was held in extra-legal home confinement from October 2010, 2 weeks after the announcement of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to her husband, to July 2018, and reportedly suffered severe health problems that required hospitalization; Whereas Liu Xiaobo was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in May 2017; Whereas Liu Xiaobo died on July 13, 2017, while serving his 11-year prison sentence, and is survived by his wife Liu Xia; Whereas Liu Xiaobo dedicated his life to freedom, not only in his own country of China, but across the world; Whereas the Communist Party of China continues to prevent Liu Hui, the brother of Liu Xia, from leaving China; Whereas, in different parts of the world, some totalitarian regimes survive and, by continuing to cling to power, they commit crimes and impose a high cost to the well-being of their people; and Whereas the millions of victims of communism, both present and past, are entitled to justice, sympathy, understanding, and recognition of their suffering: Now, therefore, be it