A concurrent resolution declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

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31 cosponsors · 23 D, 7 R, 1 I

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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 13, 2004

States that Congress: (1) declares that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide; (2) reminds the President and the international community of their international legal obligations, as affirmed in the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; (3) commends the President's leadership in seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Darfur and in addressing the humanitarian crisis caused by that conflict, including the provision of assistance in Darfur and Eastern Chad; (4) urges the President to seek a United Nations Security Council resolution that directs the member states of the United Nations to impose sanctions against those responsible for the atrocities committed in Darfur, authorizes a multinational force to guarantee humanitarian access and security for foreign aid workers and internally displaced persons, urges a halt to violence committed by militias and by the armed forces of Sudan, creates a Commission of Inquiry, and calls for the establishment of a formal peace process between Darfurians and the Government of Sudan; (5) calls on the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to establish a Darfur Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Fund; and (6) urges the President to provide political and financial support to the African Union to promote its effective intervention in Darfur.

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About this bill and sources

Official title: A concurrent resolution declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

Latest action (Jul 13, 2004): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8050-8051)

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 13, 2004

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No recorded floor vote found.