United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 249 (101st)
Expressing the grave concern of the Congress regarding human rights violations resulting from a gross miscarriage of justice in Great Britain.
Introduced
30 January 1990
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
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7 February 2024
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the current inquiries into the activities of the British West Midlands Crime Squad must be extended to cover the period of the Birmingham bombings of November 21, 1974; (2) the British Prime Minister should call upon the British Home Secretary to reopen the case of the Birmingham Six (those convicted for the bombings); (3) the convictions of such individuals should be quashed; and (4) the President should raise with the British Prime Minister concern for the basic human rights violations and miscarriage of justice arising from the continued incarceration of such individuals.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 January 1990
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/249
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hconres/249