[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 93 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 93

   Concerning United States policy relating to the north of Ireland.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 1993

Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Levy, Mr. Manton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
   Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Fish, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
  McHugh, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Blute) submitted the following 
 concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Concerning United States policy relating to the north of Ireland.

Whereas the nation of Ireland was partitioned in 1921 without sanction and in 
        contravention of the expressed wishes of an overwhelming majority of its 
        people;
Whereas this partition of the six counties of the north of Ireland from the 
        remainder of Ireland resulted in the institutionalization of 
        discrimination and violence against such community artificially created 
        by the partition and in the denial of such community's democratic rights 
        and right to self-determination;
Whereas the civil rights movement founded in the 1960s by the minority community 
        in the north of Ireland--which drew its inspiration from the marches led 
        by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the United States--was 
        violently suppressed;
Whereas in the past 25 years over 3,000 individuals have been killed and over 
        25,000 individuals wounded in this conflict in the north of Ireland;
Whereas numerous violations of international law, human and civil rights abuses, 
        and suppression of free speech and peaceful assembly have been found to 
        exist in the north of Ireland by the United Nations Human Rights 
        Commission, the European Court of Human Rights, and scores of 
        independent inquiries;
Whereas despite more than 20 years of initiatives, including the accords reached 
        at Sunningdale and Hillsborough and ongoing peace-talks, no progress in 
        achieving a resolution of the conflict has resulted and the incidence of 
        human rights violations has continued unabated, as documented in recent 
        reports by Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch;
Whereas this conflict has escalated and expanded beyond the borders of the six 
        counties of the north of Ireland and now presents an immediate and 
        continuous threat to the peace and security of the entire region;
Whereas for more than 200 years, the people of the United States have supported 
        the legitimate aspirations of self-determination and democracy of 
        peoples throughout the world and, on March 24, 1993, Secretary of State 
        Warren Christopher declared respect for human rights to be a cornerstone 
        of United States foreign policy; and
Whereas the United Nations, through its Special Committee on Decolonization, 
        has, in the past 3 decades, helped to bring peace, stability, and self-
        determination to numerous former colonies throughout the world: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the policy of the United States concerning the six 
        counties of the north of Ireland should be consistent with the 
        policy of the United States concerning other areas of the world 
        where people are seeking democratic reform and self-
        determination; and
            (2) the President, in the interests of peace, justice, and 
        democracy, should forcefully advocate United Nations diplomatic 
        intervention and involvement in the peace-making process in the 
        six counties of the north of Ireland.

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