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.

Summary

This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives 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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Timeline

1. 15 February 2022

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   Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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2. 15 February 2022

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   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E149)

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3. 15 February 2022

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   Introduced in House

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4. 15 February 2022

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   Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• André Carson · D · Sponsor
• Eric Swalwell · D · Sponsor
• Jamaal Bowman · D · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• Stephen Lynch · D · Sponsor
• Henry Johnson · D · Sponsor
• Eleanor Norton · D · Sponsor
• Seth Moulton · D · Sponsor
• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick · D · Cosponsor
• Dean Phillips · D · Cosponsor
• Dwight Evans · D · Cosponsor
• Jamie Raskin · D · Cosponsor
• William Keating · D · Cosponsor
• Rashida Tlaib · D · Cosponsor
• Jimmy Gomez · D · Cosponsor
• Adam Schiff · D · Cosponsor
• Adriano Espaillat · D · Cosponsor
• Juan Vargas · D · Cosponsor
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