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HRES 373 110th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clergy Democracy Europe European Union Government Operations and Politics Human rights International law Middle East and North Africa Minorities Racial discrimination Religion Religious liberty Turkey

Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Introduced: May 3, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 3, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on Turkey to: (1) eliminate all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or religion, and grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; (2) safeguard religious and human rights; (3) continue the advancement of processes and programs to modernize and democratize its own society; (4) respect international law, European Union laws, and the basic tenets of human rights; and (5) prove that it is ready to meet the criteria set forth by the Copenhagen European Council prior to its accession into the European Union.

What's happening now May 3, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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