3.0.0 3757 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z Senate S S 2010-08-05 111 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-08-05T23:12:49Z 2010-08-05 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2010-08-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2010-08-05 True International Affairs Africa Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Due process and equal protection Economic development Eritrea Ethiopia Foreign aid and international relief Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights International exchange and broadcasting International organizations and cooperation Military assistance, sales, and agreements News media and reporting Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations Religion Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Somalia Terrorism United Nations International Affairs 00 2010-08-05 Introduced in Senate 2010-10-21T16:03:50Z Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010 - Prohibits assistance to the government of Ethiopia unless the Secretary of State certifies annually that the government of Ethiopia has taken steps to: (1) ensure the freedoms of civil society organizations to pursue work on civic education, democratization, human rights, and conflict resolution; (2) respect the rights of and permit nonviolent political parties to operate free from intimidation, including releasing imprisoned opposition political leaders; (3) strengthen judicial independence; (4) allow Voice of America (VOA) and other independent media to operate without interference; (5) promote respect for human rights within its security forces, including investigating allegations of abuse; and (6) ensure that humanitarian and development entities have access to all regions of the country.

Authorizes the Secretary, with a certification to Congress, to waive the prohibition if in the U.S. national security interest.

States that the prohibition shall not apply to: (1) health and HIV/AIDS assistance; (2) humanitarian assistance; or (3) emergency food aid.

]]> Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010 Display Title Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reaffirm United States objectives in Ethiopia and encourage critical democratic and humanitarian principles and practices, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3757is/xml/BILLS-111s3757is.xml 2010-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.