PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 2/23/2010 S712-713)
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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Feb 22, 2010
Deplores the rape and assault of women and the killing of political protesters in Guinea and urges the prosecution of those responsible for such violence.
Urges the President, in coordination with leaders from the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU), to consider punitive measures that could be taken against senior officials in Guinea complicit in the violence and the atrocities against women and other gross human rights violations.
Encourages the President to remain engaged in the political situation in Guinea and to convey that the blatant abuse of women will not be tolerated.
Calls on President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso to ensure that Captain Camara does not return to Guinea.
Recognizes: (1) that the first steps set forth in the Joint Declaration of Ouagadougou have been initiated with the naming of a prime minister and urges all parties to continue to adhere to the agreement; and (2) the importance of the multilateral observer mission to help ensure peace and security in Guinea during the transition period.
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Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D–CA
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 2/23/2010 S712-713)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 2/23/2010 S712-713)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S673-674)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 213.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S11292)
Introduced in Senate
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