HRES 441
118th Congress
House
International Affairs
Condemning the authoritarian repression of the Belarusian democracy movement by the Lukashenka regime and calling for the release of all political prisoners as well as free and fair elections.
Introduced: May 24, 2023
Introduced by:
Keating, William R.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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May 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution finds that the August 9, 2020, election in Belarus was neither free nor fair and does not recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimate president of Belarus. The resolution condemns human rights violations committed by Belarusian authorities, calls for the immediate release of all political prisoners, and calls for new elections under the observation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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