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HR 2223 104th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cyprus Europe Expatriation Human rights Military occupation Refugees Turkey United Nations

Freedom and Human Rights for the Enclaved People of Cyprus Act

Introduced: August 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Aug 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Aug 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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Freedom and Human Rights for the Enclaved People of Cyprus Act - Directs the President to establish U.S. efforts to: (1) inform the U.S. Government, the United Nations, and foreign governments of the freedom and human rights restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus; (2) enlist the United Nations and foreign governments in efforts to end such restrictions; (3) establish U.S. Government programs of assistance to the people of Cyprus and efforts for the elimination of the restrictions; and (4) use funds allocated to the government or ethnic community participating in the imposition of such restrictions on the promotion of freedom and human rights for the people of Cyprus, or in the absence of such funds, establish a foreign assistance program for them.

Requires the President to direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to: (1) urge the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to address and solve the plight of those enclaved on Cyprus; and (2) call upon the U.N. Human Rights Commissioner to investigate their plight and implement appropriate corrective action.

What's happening now September 17, 1996

Executive Comment Requested from State.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2223: Freedom and Human Rights for the Enclaved People of Cyprus Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2223/
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"H.R. 2223: Freedom and Human Rights for the Enclaved People of Cyprus Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2223/.
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H.R. 2223, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2223/.
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