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A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Government of the Maldives should immediately release former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison and release all other political prisoners in the…

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A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Government of the Maldives should immediately release former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison and release all other political prisoners in the country, as well as guarantee due process for and respect the human rights of all of the people of the Maldives.

Introduced: November 3, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Nov 3, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7725)
Nov 3, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the government of the Maldives should release former President Nasheed from prison and release all political prisoners in the country, as well as guarantee due process for and respect the human rights of all of the people of the Maldives.

What's happening now November 3, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7725)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 3, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Nov 3, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 3, 2015
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Nov 3, 2015
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 3, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 3, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 3, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2231: A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Government of the Maldives should immediately release former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison and release all other political prisoners in the country, as well as guarantee due process for and respect the human rights of all of the people of the Maldives.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2231/
MLA
"S. 2231: A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Government of the Maldives should immediately release former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison and release all other political prisoners in the country, as well as guarantee due process for and respect the human rights of all of the people of the Maldives.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2231/.
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S. 2231, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2231/.
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[S. 2231: A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Government of the Maldives should immediately release former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison and release all other political prisoners in the country, as well as guarantee due process for and respect the human rights of all of the people of the Maldives.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2231/)
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