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HRES 580 106th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the murder of human rights lawyer Jafar Siddiq Hamzah in Medan, Indonesia.

Introduced: September 18, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Condemns the murder of Jafar Siddiz Hamzah (a human rights lawyer) in Indonesia. Offers condolences to Hamzah's family and friends.

Calls upon the Department of State and the Government of Indonesia to: (1) do everything in their power to bring about a thorough, open, and transparent investigation of the murder of Hamzah and the four others with whom he was found; (2) ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice; and (3) devote official attention to broader investigations into the numerous other cases of killings and disappearance in Aceh.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 18, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 580: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the murder of human rights lawyer Jafar Siddiq Hamzah in Medan, Indonesia.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-580/
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"H. Res. 580: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the murder of human rights lawyer Jafar Siddiq Hamzah in Medan, Indonesia.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-580/.
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H. Res. 580, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-580/.
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