HCONRES 249
101th Congress
House
International Affairs
Bombings
Criminal investigation
Governmental investigations
Great Britain
Human rights
Suspects' rights
Terrorism
Expressing the grave concern of the Congress regarding human rights violations resulting from a gross miscarriage of justice in Great Britain.
Introduced: January 30, 1990
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To President
Became law
Feb 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 12, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jan 30, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 30, 1990
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.