HCONRES 100 · 101th Congress · International Affairs

Condemning the deliberate and systematic human rights violations by the Government of Iraq.

Introduced 1989-04-18· Sponsored by Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6]· House

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Committee
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Latest: Executive Comment Requested from State.(1989-05-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Condemns the Government of Iraq for its forced resettlement program, its premeditated plan to eradicate the Kurdish culture, its atrocities directed toward children and the public-at-large, and its blatant disregard for international law. Urges the Government of Iraq to: (1) allow international relief personnel access to the Kurdish inhabited areas of northern Iraq; and (2) extend to all people in Iraq certain fundamental rights. Calls upon the Secretary of State to: (1) encourage the Government of Iraq to implement human rights reforms; (2) call attention to human rights violations in international fora; (3) cooperate with other governments to focus attention on the situation in Iraq; and (4) provide, and urge others to provide, refugee and humanitarian assistance for those Kurds who have been forced to flee their homeland.…

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2 Republicans