HCONRES 249 · 101th Congress · International Affairs

Expressing the grave concern of the Congress regarding human rights violations resulting from a gross miscarriage of justice in Great Britain.

Introduced 1990-01-30· Sponsored by Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.(1990-02-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the current inquiries into the activities of the British West Midlands Crime Squad must be extended to cover the period of the Birmingham bombings of November 21, 1974; (2) the British Prime Minister should call upon the British Home Secretary to reopen the case of the Birmingham Six (those convicted for the bombings); (3) the convictions of such individuals should be quashed; and (4) the President should raise with the British Prime Minister concern for the basic human rights violations and miscarriage of justice arising from the continued incarceration of such individuals.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans