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SRES 174 109th Congress Senate International Affairs Burma Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Conferences Congress Congressional tributes Democracy Dissenters East Asia Government Operations and Politics Human rights Laos Military regimes Negotiations Political persecution Political prisoners Regionalism (International organization) Southeast Asia

A resolution recognizing Burmese democracy activist and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as a symbol of the struggle for freedom in Burma.

Introduced: June 16, 2005 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 2005
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6779-6780; text as passed Senate: CR S6780; text of measure as introduced: CR S6768)
Jun 16, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6779-6780; text as passed Senate: CR S6780; text of measure as introduced: CR S6768)
Jun 16, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes Burmese democracy activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as a symbol of the spirit and dedication of the people of Burma who are struggling for freedom, human rights, and justice.

Calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience who are held by the State Peace and Development Council, the illegitimate military junta in power in Burma.

Urges Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to initiate a discussion of the Council's repressive practices during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional forum and post-ministerial meeting scheduled to take place in July 2005 in Vientiane, Laos.

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6779-6780; text as passed Senate: CR S6780; text of measure as introduced: CR S6768)