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HRES 536 112th Congress House International Affairs Caribbean area Congressional tributes Cuba Human rights Latin America

Condemning the murder of Wilman Villar Mendoza and honoring his sacrifice in the cause of freedom for the Cuban people.

Introduced: February 2, 2012 Introduced by: Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Feb 2, 2012
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mourns the tragic loss of Wilman Villar Mendoza and expresses condolences to his family, the Cuban people, and the victims of repression throughout Cuba.

Commends the Cuban Patriotic Union, the Ladies in White, the Orlando Zapata Tamayo National Front for Civic Resistance and Civil Disobedience, and other pro-democracy organizations in Cuba.

Pledges solidarity with the people of Cuba as they struggle against totalitarianism and brutality to achieve fundamental rights.

Condemns the repression and human rights abuses perpetrated by the Castro regime against its own people.

What's happening now May 7, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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