A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Uzbekistan's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sponsored By: Senator Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced
Summary
Requires a detailed State Department report on Uzbekistan's human rights practices, with an emphasis on the treatment of non-citizens removed to Uzbekistan by the United States. It lays out specific abuses to document and asks for analysis of U.S. actions and any ties between U.S. security cooperation and renditions or detention.
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- Non-citizens removed to Uzbekistan: The report would compile credible allegations of arbitrary arrest, torture, enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killing, trafficking, and denial of due process for people sent to Uzbekistan by the U.S.
- State Department and Congress: The Secretary of State would have to submit a statement to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee within 30 days of adoption, prepared with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the State Department Legal Adviser.
- U.S. security assistance and policymakers: The report must assess whether U.S. security assistance could be used to support rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment. It also must identify any individuals sent to Uzbekistan in 2025 and 2026 and summarize meetings between Uzbek and U.S. officials in 2025–2026.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
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