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HCONRES 433 106th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the parliamentary elections held in Belarus on October 15, 2000.

Introduced: October 23, 2000 See on congress.gov
International Affairs BelarusCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCrime and Law EnforcementDemocracy
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares that: (1) the period preceding the elections held in Belarus on October 15, 2000, was plagued by human rights abuses and a climate of fear for which the regime of Aleksandr Lukashenko is responsible; (2) such elections were conducted in the absence of a democratic electoral law; (3) the Lukashenko regime purposely denied the democratic opposition access to state-controlled media; and (4) such elections were for seats in a parliament that has been deprived of its real constitutional power and democratic legitimacy by the Lukashenko regime.

Declares the support of Congress for the Belarus' democratic opposition, and commends the efforts of the opposition to boycott the illegitimate parliamentary elections. Reaffirms recognition of the 13th Supreme Soviet as the only democratically and constitutionally legitimate legislative body of Belarus.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should call upon Lukashenko and his regime to: (1) provide a full accounting of the disappearances of specified individuals in Belarus; and (2) release specified individuals imprisoned in Belarus for their political views.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 23, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 433: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the parliamentary elections held in Belarus on October 15, 2000.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-433/
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"H. Con. Res. 433: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the parliamentary elections held in Belarus on October 15, 2000.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-433/.
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H. Con. Res. 433, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-433/.
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