HRES 589 · 100th Congress · International Affairs
A resolution condemning the continued suppression of human rights and blatant violations of the Esquipulas II accord by the Sandinista regime.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.(1988-10-24)
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Condemns the continued suppression of human rights and violations of the Esquipulas II accord by the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. Urges: (1) the United States to continue efforts to strengthen the internal opposition and the independent media of Nicaragua and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance; (2) the Western democracies, particularly President Arias of Costa Rica, to play a more forceful role in condemning such violations; and (3) the Sandinista regime to understand the consequences of complying, and of failing to comply, with the Esquipulas II accord.…
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