A resolution recognizing the critical importance and contributions of global civil society in advancing human rights, condemning the use of political imprisonment as a tool of repression, and calling for the release of political prisoners across the world in commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, 2024.
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Latest Action · December 10, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6914)
Senate Resolution 923 is a symbolic statement expressing the Senate's support for Human Rights Day on December 10, 2024, which marks the 76th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The resolution condemns the use of political imprisonment as a tool of repression and calls on governments worldwide to immediately release individuals detained for exercising human rights advocacy, freedom of speech, or participating in civil society. The resolution does not allocate any funding or create new legal requirements, as it is a non-binding resolution. It encourages the State Department to intensify diplomatic efforts to secure the release of political prisoners, including coordinating with congressional partners and working with international allies to advance human rights protections globally. The resolution highlights global concerns about declining civil liberties, noting that Freedom House documented eighteen consecutive years of decline in rights and freedoms worldwide, with approximately one million individuals estimated to be unjustly imprisoned for their advocacy or personal characteristics.
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