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HRES 1216 116th Congress House International Affairs Africa Government studies and investigations Human rights International organizations and cooperation Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Nigeria Protest and dissent

Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in Nigeria.

Introduced: November 16, 2020 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 20, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Nov 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns the violence by Nigerian security forces against peaceful protestors, calls on the African and international human rights community to investigate the use of deadly force against protestors at the Lekki tollgate, and supports the demands of the movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful police reform in Nigeria.

What's happening now November 20, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10
COOPER, JAMES
· Nov 16, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Nov 16, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Nov 12, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 12, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 12, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 12, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1216: Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in Nigeria.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1216/
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"H. Res. 1216: Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in Nigeria.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1216/.
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H. Res. 1216, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1216/.
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