[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 144 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 144

      Calling for freedom and democracy for the people of Kashmir.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 1993

  Mr. Burton of Indiana submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Calling for freedom and democracy for the people of Kashmir.

Whereas the historically independent people of the State of Jammu and Kashmir 
        (commonly referred to as ``Kashmir'') have been denied the plebiscite 
        that was promised them by resolutions adopted in 1948 and 1949 by the 
        United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan;
Whereas those resolutions were agreed to by the Government of India and the 
        Government of Pakistan, with the firm support of the United States;
Whereas the United States, as the world's most powerful democracy, has supported 
        the principle that the status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir should 
        be decided by the democratic method of a plebiscite under impartial 
        control and supervision;
Whereas despite those resolutions, the people of the State of Jammu and Kashmir 
        have suffered through 2 wars and continuous unrest for more than 40 
        years while being denied the right to self-determination by the 
        Government of India;
Whereas the inevitable frustrations of a people being governed without their 
        consent have resulted in an upsurge of conflict and violence in the 
        State of Jammu and Kashmir;
Whereas the Government of India has responded to this situation by isolating the 
        State of Jammu and Kashmir from the outside world; and
Whereas there have been an increasing number of reports of unwarranted use of 
        deadly force, as well as torture, rape, beatings, restriction of medical 
        services, and other violations of basic human rights: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Freedom for Kashmir 
Resolution''.

SEC. 2. POLICY DECLARATIONS.

    The House of Representatives--
            (1) reaffirms that the question of the future status of the 
        State of Jammu and Kashmir should be decided through the 
        democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite; and
            (2) calls on the President, the United Nations, and the 
        international community to use all measures at their disposal 
        to establish the conditions necessary for a free and impartial 
        plebiscite in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

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