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Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2019

Introduced: November 12, 2019 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of State to provide assistance to civil society organizations in Turkey that (1) work to secure the release of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Turkey, or (2) provide support and post-incarceration assistance for such prisoners.

What's happening now November 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2832: Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2832/
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"S. 2832: Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2832/.
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S. 2832, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2832/.
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