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Turkey
Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Introduced: September 12, 2006
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Sep 12, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 12, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls on Turkey to: (1) continue to demonstrate its willingness to uphold European standards for the protection of human rights; (2) eliminate all forms of discrimination; (3) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate international recognition, ecclesiastic succession, the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and respect for its property rights and human rights; and (4) safeguard religious and human rights.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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