House Resolution 23 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2     BY  H. MILLER, JOCHUM, FREVERT, BELL, PETERSEN,
  1  3     D. OLSON, LYKAM, PETTENGILL, WHITAKER, MURPHY,
  1  4     MERTZ, BUKTA, HEDDENS, ABDUL=SAMAD, D. TAYLOR,
  1  5    WESSEL=KROESCHELL, LENSING, FORD, FOEGE, MASCHER,
  1  6       SMITH, KRESSIG, WINCKLER, HUNTER, REASONER,
  1  7    DANDEKAR, SWAIM, PALMER, WISE, KELLEY, T. TAYLOR,
  1  8       R. OLSON, T. OLSON, WHITEAD, KUHN, GASKILL,
  1  9        BERRY, GAYMAN, WENTHE, DAVITT, ANDERSON,
  1 10                  TJEPKES, and KAUFMANN
  1 11 A Resolution urging immediate action to stop the
  1 12    campaign of racial extermination against the
  1 13    ethnically distinct Black African population of
  1 14    Darfur.
  1 15    WHEREAS, the House of Representatives is committed
  1 16 to justice and the protection of innocent civilians
  1 17 everywhere; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, past reports have indicated that the armed
  1 19 forces of the government of Sudan, along with
  1 20 government=supported militias, have committed numerous
  1 21 systematic attacks against the civilian populations of
  1 22 the African Fur, Masaalit, and Zaghawa ethnic groups
  1 23 in the Darfur region; and
  1 24    WHEREAS, the attacks have included massacres, rape,
  1 25 and indiscriminate aerial bombardments that have
  1 26 killed thousands, displaced countless others, and
  1 27 destroyed villages, food stocks, and other supplies
  1 28 essential to the civilian population; and
  1 29    WHEREAS, the government of Sudan has reportedly
  1 30 failed to take any immediate steps to stop these
  2  1 attacks, reverse the ethnic cleansing, and provide the
  2  2 necessary protection and assistance to the millions of
  2  3 displaced civilians; and
  2  4    WHEREAS, according to a report issued by the United
  2  5 Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human
  2  6 Rights, the horrific attacks committed against
  2  7 civilian populations in the Darfur region of Sudan may
  2  8 constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity; and
  2  9    WHEREAS, among the recommendations found in the
  2 10 report is a call for the government of Sudan to
  2 11 publicly and unequivocally condemn all actions and
  2 12 crimes committed by the Janjaweed militias and ensure
  2 13 that all militias are immediately disarmed and
  2 14 disbanded; and
  2 15    WHEREAS, the report also urges full and unimpeded
  2 16 access for humanitarian workers in order to ensure the
  2 17 delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance to the
  2 18 Darfur region; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 19    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 20 That the Iowa House of Representatives urges the
  2 21 United States Congress to take immediate action to
  2 22 stop the campaign of racial extermination against the
  2 23 ethnically distinct Black African population of
  2 24 Darfur, and to strongly denounce the actions of the
  2 25 Sudanese government in connection with this crime; and
  2 26    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of
  2 27 this Resolution shall be sent to George W. Bush,
  2 28 President of the United States, to members of Iowa's
  2 29 congressional delegation, and to the President of the
  2 30 United States Senate and the Speaker of the United
  3  1 States House of Representatives.
  3  2 LSB 2373HH 82
  3  3 jr:rj/je/5.1