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2014/2997(RSP)

US Senate Report on the use of torture by the CIA

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11 February 2015

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11 February 2015 · Introduced

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PLENARY_VOTE

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22 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Доклад на Сената на САЩ относно използването от ЦРУ на изтезания

  • Czech

    Zpráva Senátu USA o používání mučení ze strany CIA

  • Danish

    Det amerikanske Senats rapport om CIA's anvendelse af tortur

  • German

    Bericht des Senats der Vereinigten Staaaten von Amerika über Folterungen durch die CIA

  • Greek

    Έκθεση της Γερουσίας των ΗΠΑ σχετικά με τη χρήση βασανιστηρίων από την CIA

  • Spanish

    Informe del Senado de los Estados Unidos sobre el recurso a la tortura por la CIA

  • Estonian

    USA Senati aruanne piinamise kohta LKA poolt

  • Finnish

    Yhdysvaltojen senaatin raportti CIA:n käyttämästä kidutuksesta

  • French

    Rapport du Sénat des États-Unis sur l'utilisation de la torture par la CIA

  • Croatian

    Izvještaj američkog Senata o mučenju koje koristi CIA

  • Hungarian

    Az Egyesült Államok Szenátusának jelentése a CIA által alkalmazott kínzásokról

  • Italian

    Relazione del Senato USA sul ricorso alla tortura da parte della CIA

  • Lithuanian

    JAV Senato ataskaita dėl CŽV veikloje naudojamų kankinimų

  • Latvian

    ASV Senāta ziņojums par CIP veikto spīdzināšanu

  • Maltese

    Rapport tas-Senat Amerikan dwar l-użu tat-tortura mis-CIA

  • Dutch

    Rapport van de Amerikaanse Senaat over het gebruik van foltering door de CIA

  • Polish

    Raport Senatu USA w sprawie stosowania tortur przez CIA

  • Portuguese

    Relatório do Senado norte-americano sobre a utilização da tortura pela CIA

  • Romanian

    Raportul Senatului SUA privind utilizarea torturii de către CIA

  • Slovak

    Správa Senátu USA o používaní mučenia zo strany CIA

  • Slovenian

    Poročilo senata ZDA o mučenju, ki ga je izvajala CIA

  • Swedish

    Den amerikanska senatens rapport om CIA:s användning av tortyr

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Official resolution 2014/2997(RSP) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 11 February 2015. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

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  1. 11 February 2015

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  2. 11 February 2015

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    US Senate Report on the use of torture by the CIA

    Source: RSP

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FORSLAG TIL BESLUTNING om det amerikanske Senats rapport om CIA's brug af tortur

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  • FORSLAG TIL BESLUTNING om det amerikanske Senats rapport om CIA's brug af tortur

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · DA · 6 January 2020

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  • NÁVRH UZNESENIA o súhrnnej správe Senátu USA o používaní mučenia zo strany CIA

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · SK · 6 January 2020

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  • FÖRSLAG TILL RESOLUTION om den amerikanska senatens sammanfattande rapport om CIA:s användning av tortyr

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · SV · 6 January 2020

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  • PROPUNERE DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la raportul Senatului SUA privind utilizarea torturii de către CIA

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  • ÁLLÁSFOGLALÁSRA IRÁNYULÓ INDÍTVÁNY az Egyesült Államok Szenátusának a kínzás CIA általi alkalmazásáról szóló jelentéséről

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · HU · 6 January 2020

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  • ÁLLÁSFOGLALÁSRA IRÁNYULÓ INDÍTVÁNY az Egyesült Államok Szenátusának a kínzás CIA általi alkalmazásáról szóló jelentéséről

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  • PÄÄTÖSLAUSELMAESITYS Yhdysvaltojen senaatin raportista CIA:n käyttämästä kidutuksesta

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · FI · 6 January 2020

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  • REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par ASV Senāta ziņojumu par CIP veikto spīdzināšanu

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  • NÁVRH UZNESENIA o správe Senátu USA o používaní mučenia prostredníctvom CIA

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  • RESOLUTSIOONI ETTEPANEK Luure Keskagentuuri (LKA) piinamisvõtteid käsitleva USA Senati raporti kohta

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · ET · 6 January 2020

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  • ONTWERPRESOLUTIE over het samenvattend verslag van de senaat van de VS over het gebruik van foltering door de CIA

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · NL · 6 January 2020

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  • PROPUESTA DE RESOLUCIÓN sobre el informe del Senado de los Estados Unidos relativo al uso de la tortura por parte de la CIA

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · ES · 6 January 2020

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  • PÄÄTÖSLAUSELMAESITYS Yhdysvaltojen senaatin raportista CIA:n käyttämästä kidutuksesta

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  • ONTWERPRESOLUTIE over het rapport van de Amerikaanse Senaat over het gebruik van foltering door de CIA

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  • ZAJEDNIČKI PRIJEDLOG REZOLUCIJE o izvješću Senata SAD-a o mučenju koje je provodila CIA

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  • ZAJEDNIČKI PRIJEDLOG REZOLUCIJE o izvješću Senata SAD-a o mučenju koje je provodila CIA

    RESOLUTION_MOTION_JOINT · HR · 1 January 2020

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  • GEMEINSAMER ENTSCHLIESSUNGSANTRAG zu dem Bericht des Senats der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika über Folterungen durch die CIA

    RESOLUTION_MOTION_JOINT · DE · 1 January 2020

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  • GEMEINSAMER ENTSCHLIESSUNGSANTRAG zu dem Bericht des Senats der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika über Folterungen durch die CIA

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  • RESOLUTSIOONI ÜHISETTEPANEK Luure Keskagentuuri piinamisvõtteid käsitleva USA Senati raporti kohta

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  • BENDRAS PASIŪLYMAS DĖL REZOLIUCIJOS dėl JAV Senato ataskaitos dėl CŽV veikloje naudojamų kankinimų

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  • WSPÓLNY PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie raportu Senatu Stanów Zjednoczonych dotyczącego stosowania tortur przez CIA

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  • SKUPNI PREDLOG RESOLUCIJE o poročilu senata ZDA o mučenju, ki ga je izvajala CIA

    RESOLUTION_MOTION_JOINT · SL · 1 January 2020

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  • SKUPNI PREDLOG RESOLUCIJE o poročilu senata ZDA o mučenju, ki ga je izvajala CIA

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  • KOPĪGS REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par ASV Senāta ziņojumu par CIP veikto spīdzināšanu

    RESOLUTION_MOTION_JOINT · LV · 1 January 2020

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  • KOPĪGS REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par ASV Senāta ziņojumu par CIP veikto spīdzināšanu

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  • PROPOSITION DE RÉSOLUTION COMMUNE sur le rapport du Sénat américain sur l'utilisation de la torture par la CIA

    RESOLUTION_MOTION_JOINT · FR · 1 January 2020

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  • PROPUNERE COMUNĂ DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la raportul Senatului SUA privind utilizarea torturii de către CIA

    RESOLUTION_MOTION_JOINT · RO · 1 January 2020

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  • PROPUNERE COMUNĂ DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la raportul Senatului SUA privind utilizarea torturii de către CIA

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