HRES 471 · 103th Congress · International Affairs
To urge the Government of Burma (Myanmar) to release Aung San Suu Kyi, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(1994-07-25)
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Expresses the sense of the House that the Government of Burma (a.k.a. Myanmar) should: (1) immediately release political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi; (2) permit the transfer of power to an elected civilian government based on the results of the 1990 election; (3) respect human rights and end forced labor; (4) allow free and confidential access to prisoners; (5) implement the Memorandum of Understanding with United Nations Commission on Human Rights and take specified steps concerning refugees; (6) respect the 1949 Geneva Conventions; and (7) take law enforcement actions against individuals engaged in illicit narcotics trafficking. Expresses the sense of the House that the President and other U.S. Government officials should: (1) urge the Burmese Government to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners; (2) maintain the current ban on nonhumanitarian assistance to Burma and encourage other members of the international community to do so; (3) disperse funds previously appropriated for Burma to support assistance for Burmese refugees and students on the Thai/Burma border; (4) maintain current limitations on bilateral narcotics control assistance to the Burmese Go…
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