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HRES 687 112th Congress House International Affairs Africa Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights International organizations and cooperation Political movements and philosophies Sudan United Nations War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity.

Introduced: June 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 15, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the violence and human rights violations carried out by Syrian government forces under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad.

Supports the people of Syria seeking peaceful democratic change.

Calls on the U.N. Security Council to refer the Syrian situation to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

What's happening now June 15, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
OLVER, JOHN
· Sep 10, 2012
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jul 17, 2012
HOLDEN, TIM
· Jun 21, 2012
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 15, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 687: Calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-687/
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"H. Res. 687: Calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-687/.
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H. Res. 687, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-687/.
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