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HCONRES 50 102th Congress House International Affairs Baltic States Human rights Sovereignty U.S.S.R. United Nations

Concerning United Nations action regarding the Soviet Union's treatment of the Baltic Republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Introduced: January 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 23, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 23, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the Soviet Government to cease its military intimidation of the freely-elected Baltic Governments and to respect freedom of speech, assembly, and the press and all internationally-recognized standards of human rights.

Urges the President to instruct the U.S. representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to: (1) address the issue in the U.N. Security Council; and (2) raise the issue of human rights violations in the Baltic States and urge the U.N. Commission on Human Rights to take action on this issue during its February 1991 meeting.

Calls upon member states of the U.N. to exercise their diplomatic influence with the Soviet Union to bring about a prompt resolution of the Baltic conflict and a restoration of peaceful relations with the Republics of Estonia, Lithuania, and Lativa.

Requests the U.N. Secretary General to keep the situation in the Baltic States under constant surveillance and to report to the Security Council and the Commission on Human Rights on further developments.

What's happening now January 31, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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