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H.R. 140 (94th)

A bill to prohibit different types of foreign assistance to any country which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; internment or imprisonment for political purposes; or other flagrant denials of the right of life, liberty, and the security of the person.

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14 January 1975

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Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subsequently: International Relations).

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1 August 2024

Summary

Prohibits foreign economic or military assistance to any country which engages in: (1) a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (2) internment or imprisonment for political purposes; or (3) other flagrant denials of the right of life, liberty, and the security of the person.

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