; (2) raising the cases of religious and political prisoners at the highest levels with officials of the People's Republic of China because experience demonstrates that consistently raising prisoner cases can result in reduced sentences, or in some cases, release from custody, detention, or imprisonment; (3) encouraging Members of Congress to become advocates for prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China through the Defending Freedoms Project of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, raise the cases of those prisoners with officials of the People's Republic of China, and work publicly for their release; (4) calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to unconditionally release religious and political prisoners and ensure that detainees who have not yet been released are treated humanely with— (A) access to family, the lawyer of their choice, independent medical care, and international monitoring mechanisms; and (B) the ability to practice their faith while in detention; (5) encouraging the global faith community to speak in solidarity with the persecuted religious groups in the People's Republic of China; and (6) hosting, once every 2 years, the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom organized by the Department of State in order to bring together leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges facing religious freedom, identify means to address religious persecution and discrimination worldwide, and promote great respect for and preservation of religious liberty. 5. Sense of Congress regarding action by the United Nations Human Rights Council It is the sense of Congress that the United Nations Human Rights Council should issue a formal condemnation of the People’s Republic of China for the ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic minority groups and the persecution of Christians, Falun Gong, and other religious groups.