HCONRES 265
106th Congress
House
International Affairs
Administration of criminal justice
Albanians
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime and Law Enforcement
Detention of persons
Europe
Evidence (Law)
Human rights
Jurisdiction
Kosovo
Law
Nongovernmental organizations
Political prisoners
Prisoners
Prisoners' rights
Serbia
United Nations
Yugoslavia
Condemning the continued detention of Kosovar Albanians removed to Serbia at the end of the 1999 Kosova conflict and calling for their release.
Introduced: March 6, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Mar 6, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 6, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Serbian and Yugoslav Governments should account for all Kosovar Albanians held in their prisons and treat them in accordance with all applicable international standards; (2) the International Committee of the Red Cross should be given access to all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian and Yugoslav prisons; (3) all Kosovar Albanians now held in Serbian or Yugoslav prisons should be released and any evidence against them turned over to the United Nations (UN) Interim Administration Mission in Kosova for legal processing; and (4) the UN Security Council should condemn the continued detention of Kosovar Albanians in Serbian and Yugoslav prisons and call for their return to Kosova.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Committees of jurisdiction
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