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119-sres-632119th Congress

A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Ghana's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Sponsored By: Senator Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

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Summary

Human rights of people removed to Ghana would be the central focus of a required State Department statement. The bill would ask for detailed findings about alleged abuses and how the U.S. handles removals.

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  • People removed to Ghana: Would require documentation of alleged arbitrary arrest, torture or cruel treatment, enforced disappearances, violations of due process, and trafficking affecting non‑Ghanaian individuals removed to Ghana.
  • U.S. Department of State and partner offices: Would require the statement to be prepared with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser and submitted within 30 days of the resolution's adoption.
  • Report content and scope: Would demand assessments of whether U.S. security assistance could support rendition or detention, analyses of detention center conditions, records of any agreements or assurances, lists of individuals sent in 2025 and 2026, and summaries of meetings between Ghanaian and Washington officials in 2025 and 2026.
  • Congress and oversight: Would give congressional foreign affairs committees detailed material to review U.S. actions, agreements, and risks related to removals to Ghana.

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Report on Ghana human rights

If adopted, the resolution would ask the Secretary of State to send a report within 30 days to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The report would be prepared with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the State Department Legal Adviser. It would list credible information on alleged human-rights abuses by the Government of Ghana, including arbitrary arrest, detention, torture, due-process violations, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and trafficking. The report would focus especially on non-Ghanaian people sent to Ghana by the United States. It would assess Ghanaian prison conditions, whether U.S. security assistance could enable rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment, provide information on individuals sent to Ghana in 2025 and 2026, summarize meetings with Ghanaian officials in 2025 and 2026, and list any agreements or financial transactions related to removals or transfers.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

VA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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