Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.
Latest action · Nov 14, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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- IntroducedNov 14, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses condolences to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala.
Condemns the ongoing abductions and murders of women and girls in Guatemala.
Urges the government of Guatemala to recognize domestic violence and sexual harassment as criminal acts and encourages the government of Guatemala to investigate the killings of women, prosecute those responsible, and eliminate the tolerance of violence against women.
Supports efforts to identify perpetrators and unknown victims through forensic analysis, including DNA testing.
Encourages the Secretary of State to urge the government of Guatemala to: (1) honor the victims of the brutal murders and to continue to include in the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices all instances of improper investigatory methods, threats against human rights activists, and the use of torture with respect to cases involving the murder and abduction of women and girls in Guatemala; (2) hold accountable those law enforcement and judicial officials who fail to investigate and prosecute the murders adequately; and (3) take measures to ensure that the special Guatemalan police and prosecutorial units are adequately staffed and have sufficient resources.
Recommends that the Secretary develop a comprehensive plan to combat the growing problem of violence against women in Latin America.
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 14, 2006 to Dec 8, 2006, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Nov 14, 2006 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Nov 14, 2006 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Nov 14, 2006 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Nov 14, 2006 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Dec 6, 2006 |
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- Nov 14, 2006Introduced in House
- Nov 14, 2006Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Child abuse
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Congressional tributes
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation
- DNA
- Families
- Family violence
- Forensic medicine
- Government Operations and Politics
- Guatemala
- Health
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Judges
- Judicial officers
- Kidnapping
- Latin America
- Law enforcement officers
- Misconduct in office
- Murder
- Police
- Prosecution
- Public prosecutors
- Sexual harassment
- Torture
- Victims of crimes
- Wife abuse
- Women
- Women's rights
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- Nov 14, 2006Introduced in House
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