Topic

Human rights

Bills 4,269 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

4,269 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 531. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
4,269 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 2,281–2,310, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 749 Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference and the sense of the House of Representatives that continued commitment by the United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs is crucial to protecting global health. 112th August 3, 2012
HRES 745 Expressing concern regarding the conditions of democracy, freedom of the press, human rights, business and investment climate, counternarcotics cooperation, and the relationship with Iran, in Ecuador prior to the July 31, 2013, expiration of the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. 112th July 31, 2012
HRES 742 Condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. 112th August 1, 2012
HRES 732 Calling for the protection of the rights and freedoms of religious minorities in the Arab world. 112th July 17, 2012
HRES 730 Urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure free and fair parliamentary elections on October 28, 2012, by adhering to democratic standards, establishing a transparent electoral process and releasing opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds. 112th July 19, 2012
HRES 713 Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) and the sense of the House of Representatives that continued commitment by the United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs is crucial to protecting global health. 112th June 29, 2012
HRES 687 Calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity. 112th June 15, 2012
HRES 676 To expose and halt the Republic of Turkey's illegal colonization of the Republic of Cyprus with non-Cypriot populations, to support Cyprus in its efforts to control all of its territory, to end Turkey's illegal occupation of northern Cyprus, and to exploit its energy resources without illegal interference by Turkey. 112th June 5, 2012
HRES 632 Commending the Government of Turkey for its efforts to facilitate, host, and care for refugees fleeing the Al-Assad regime's escalating violence in Syria. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 629 Condemning violence by the Government of Syria against journalists, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on freedom of the press in Syria. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 628 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet. 112th April 19, 2012
HRES 616 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States relations with the People's Republic of China. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 610 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should continue to press Russian authorities for a full and complete accounting regarding the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 609 Expressing support for the people of Tibet. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 583 Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commanders brought to justice and the group's atrocities permanently ended. 112th June 7, 2012
HRES 576 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China has violated internationally recognized human rights by implementing severe restrictions on the rights of Uyghurs to freely associate and engage in religious and political speech, subjecting detained Uyghurs to torture and forced confessions, carrying out extrajudicial killings against Uyghur dissidents, and pressuring other governments to unlawfully return Uyghurs to China, where they face mistreatment and persecution. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 569 Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the tragic communal violence in Gujarat, India. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 559 Calling for the release of United States citizens being held by the Government of Egypt. 112th February 17, 2012
HRES 556 Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy. 112th March 1, 2012
HRES 549 Calling for democratic change in Syria. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 546 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of State should raise the travel advisory for Egypt from the current level of "Travel Alert", in place since November 7, 2011, to "Travel Warning", the highest level of travel security advisory, until all 43 detained nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 536 Condemning the murder of Wilman Villar Mendoza and honoring his sacrifice in the cause of freedom for the Cuban people. 112th May 7, 2012
HRES 527 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Tunisia's peaceful Jasmine Revolution. 112th February 3, 2012
HRES 526 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia and the establishment of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict with Georgia's internationally recognized borders. 112th September 19, 2012
HRES 521 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children. 112th February 3, 2012
HRES 508 Supporting the goals and ideals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass. 112th February 3, 2012
HRES 484 Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to respect basic human rights and cease abusing vague national security provisions such as articles 79 and 88 of the Vietnamese penal code which are often the pretext to arrest and detain citizens who peacefully advocate for religious and political freedom. 112th September 11, 2012
HRES 459 Encouraging any new government convened in Egypt to fully allow for the freedom of religion. 112th February 3, 2012
HRES 440 Congratulating H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and the Honorable Ben Gilman on being awarded the 2010 World Peace Prize. 112th October 14, 2011
HRES 435 Condemning the persecution of political opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as well as other political prisoners, among them former internal affairs minister Yuri Lutsenko. 112th October 25, 2011

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