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HCONRES 48 100th Congress House

A concurrent resolution regarding the promotion of democracy and security in the Republic of Korea.

Introduced: April 30, 1987 See on congress.gov
International Affairs DemocracyDue process of lawFreedom of speechFreedom of the press
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Government Operations and PoliticsHuman rightsLawPolitical prisonersSouth KoreaTorture
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Feb 18, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 18, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms Congress' commitment of the American people to promote the development of democracy for all Korean people.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the U.S. interest in securing democracy and human rights in the Republic of Korea would best be served by the peaceful establishment of democratic institutions; (2) a necessary condition for achieving democracy is an electoral system that gives the Korean people confidence that the outcome of such elections will reflect their will; and (3) the necessary conditions of such elections are freedom of expression, freedom of the press, due process of law, an independent judiciary, an end to the use of torture, the release of all political prisoners, and the restoration of political and civil rights for all people, including Kim Dae Jung and Kim Young Sam.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 48: A concurrent resolution regarding the promotion of democracy and security in the Republic of Korea.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-48/
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