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Calling for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and around the world, and calling upon the United States to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced…

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Calling for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and around the world, and calling upon the United States to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

Introduced: November 19, 2020 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution calls on the United States to support measures to assist victims of enforced disappearances around the world and ensure that alleged perpetrators of enforced disappearances are held accountable. The resolution urges China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Pakistan specifically to take steps to eliminate the practice of enforced disappearances and uphold human rights for all.

What's happening now November 19, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Dec 7, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 19, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1231: Calling for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and around the world, and calling upon the United States to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1231/
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"H. Res. 1231: Calling for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and around the world, and calling upon the United States to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1231/.
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H. Res. 1231, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1231/.
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[H. Res. 1231: Calling for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and around the world, and calling upon the United States to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1231/)
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