A resolution recognizing the growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQI persons in Afghanistan and against allies of such individuals, such as civil society leaders and activists, scholars, former government officials, journalists, and media workers, and expressing solidarity with and reaffirming the dire need to protect vulnerable and minority populations and their allies in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S.Res.513 through Congress

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Related House measure: H.Res.926 Recognizing the growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQI persons in Afghanistan and against allies of such individuals, such as civil society leaders and activists, scholars, former government officials, journalists, and media workers, and expressing solidarity with and reaffirming the dire need to protect vulnerable and minority populations and their allies in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 15, 2022

This resolution expresses that the Senate

stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and with vulnerable groups, including women and children; religious and ethnic minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) persons; civil society actors; journalists; and other at-risk populations in Afghanistan;

calls on the Taliban to uphold the protection of universal human rights, including the commitments set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Afghanistan is a party;

calls for the international community to condemn human rights violations committed by the Taliban; and

calls on the U.S. government to work closely with the international community and nongovernmental organizations, particularly such organizations based in Afghanistan, to support at-risk Afghan minority populations and other vulnerable communities.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D–MA

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Feb 15, 2022
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Feb 15, 2022
Introduced in Senate

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HRES 926 · Recognizing the growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQI persons in Afghanistan and against allies of such individuals, such as civil society leaders and activists, scholars, former government officials, journalists, and media workers, and expressing solidarity with and reaffirming the dire need to protect vulnerable and minority populations and their allies in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

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Discuss S.Res.513, 117th Congress: A resolution recognizing the growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQI persons in Afghanistan and against allies of such individuals, such as civil society leaders and activists, scholars, former government officials, journalists, and media workers, and expressing solidarity with and reaffirming the dire need to protect vulnerable and minority populations and their allies in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/513

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/sres513/BILLS-117sres513is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.513, 117th Congress: A resolution recognizing the growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQI persons in Afghanistan and against allies of such individuals, such as civil society leaders and activists, scholars, former government officials, journalists, and media workers, and expressing solidarity with and reaffirming the dire need to protect vulnerable and minority populations and their allies in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/513

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2022-02-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/sres513/BILLS-117sres513is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.513, 117th Congress: A resolution recognizing the growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQI persons in Afghanistan and against allies of such individuals, such as civil society leaders and activists, scholars, former government officials, journalists, and media workers, and expressing solidarity with and reaffirming the dire need to protect vulnerable and minority populations and their allies in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/513

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2022-02-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/sres513/BILLS-117sres513is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T11:45:39Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.513, 117th Congress: A resolution recognizing the growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQI persons in Afghanistan and against allies of such individuals, such as civil society leaders and activists, scholars, former government officials, journalists, and media workers, and expressing solidarity with and reaffirming the dire need to protect vulnerable and minority populations and their allies in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/513

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2022-02-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/sres513/BILLS-117sres513is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T11:45:39Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.513 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.