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SCONRES 108 99th Congress Senate International Affairs Catholic Church Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Dispute settlement East Timor Indonesia Peace Portugal Religion and Clergy Religious liberty

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding East Timor.

Introduced: February 5, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Feb 5, 1986
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 5, 1986
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should take measures to encourage the Government of Indonesia to: (1) allow and maintain access into East Timor for humanitarian organizations, journalists, church delegations, and human rights groups; (2) guarantee freedom of expression for the Roman Catholic Church in East Timor; (3) allow an impartial international investigation of the conditions that exist in areas where East Timorese have been resettled by Indonesian authorities; (4) allow qualified international observers to be present at the trials of East Timorese political prisoners; and (5) work with the U.S. and Portuguese Governments to develop peace initiatives for East Timor.

What's happening now February 5, 1986

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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