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SRES 177 109th Congress Senate International Affairs Alien labor Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Detention of persons Economic assistance Government Operations and Politics Human rights Immigration International relief Labor and Employment Legislation Refugees Right to travel Treaties United Nations

A resolution encouraging the protection of the rights of refugees.

Introduced: June 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jun 20, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6833)
Jun 20, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6833-6834)
Jun 20, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses appreciation and gratitude for those States which host refugees and offer refugee resettlement, and denounces the practice of warehousing refugees.

Urges the Secretary of State to pursue refugee assistance models that permit refugees to enjoy all the rights recognized in: (1) the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees; and (2) the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.

Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to monitor refugee situations more effectively.

Encourages: (1) those countries that have not ratified the Convention or the Protocol to do so; and (2) all countries to enact legislation or promulgate policies to provide for the legal enjoyment of the basic rights of refugees as outlined in the Convention.

What's happening now June 20, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6833)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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