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S.Res. 247 (101st)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations Human Rights Commission should continue to report on human rights in Cuba.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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22 February 1990

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

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1 July 2021

Summary

Condemns the Government of Cuba for retaliating against citizens who testified before the delegation of the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC). Urges such Government to release all political prisoners. Calls upon the Secretary General to prepare and make available to the UNHRC a report on the results of his contacts with the Cuban Government. Urges the UNHRC to: (1) hold Cuba accountable to the standards embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and (2) appoint a Special Rapporteur to investigate the human rights situation in Cuba and submit a report for consideration at the 47th Session of the UNHRC.

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