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HCONRES 298 101th Congress House International Affairs Human rights International relief Iraq Kurds Minorities

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

Introduced: April 3, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 23, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Apr 19, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 19, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Apr 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 3, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the Government of Iraq for its forced resettlement program of Kurdish and Assyrian villages, its human rights violations, and its covenants.

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 continue to: (1) encourage the Government of Iraq to implement human rights reforms and to establish a multiparty democracy; (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 and promote international efforts to address the needs of the refugees.

What's happening now April 23, 1990

Executive Comment Requested from State.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 18, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 298: Condemning the deliberate and systematic human rights violations by the Government of Iraq.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-298/
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"H. Con. Res. 298: Condemning the deliberate and systematic human rights violations by the Government of Iraq.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-298/.
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