[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 282 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
H. RES. 282

     Supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
  Yugoslavia and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
  that war criminals from the conflict among republics of the former 
                Yugoslavia should be brought to justice.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 1995

 Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island submitted the following resolution; which 
        was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
  Yugoslavia and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
  that war criminals from the conflict among republics of the former 
                Yugoslavia should be brought to justice.

Whereas the world community should not tolerate crimes against humanity or any 
        other serious violations of international humanitarian law;
Whereas war criminals who were responsible for the most horrendous crimes 
        against humanity that the world has ever witnessed were brought to 
        justice with trials in Nuremberg, Germany;
Whereas the world community has recently witnessed genocide, systematic mass 
        killings, ethic cleansing, concentration camps, forced movement of 
        people, violations of the laws or customs of war, and many other crimes 
        against humanity;
Whereas there is no place in the world community for persons who perpetrate, 
        order, or condone crimes against humanity, or provide refuge for persons 
        who commit crimes against humanity;
Whereas swift and effective justice is the only acceptable action for, and the 
        most effective deterrent against, the recurrence of crimes against 
        humanity; and
Whereas justice is the only foundation for a lasting peace: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and 
        violations of the laws or customs of war in the conflict among 
        republics of the former Yugoslavia and persons in positions of 
        authority in the republics of the former Yugoslavia who are 
        responsible for crimes against humanity should be condemned;
            (2) persons who are indicted by the International Criminal 
        Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia should not occupy positions 
        of authority in any government or entity in the republics of 
        the former Yugoslavia;
            (3) the United States should insist upon the full 
        cooperation of the republics of the former Yugoslavia in 
        bringing indicted individuals to justice;
            (4) future support for the reintegration of the republics 
        of the former Yugoslavia into the international community 
        should be dependent on their full cooperation and support of 
        the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia;
            (5) investigators for the International Criminal Tribunal 
        for the former Yugoslavia should be given full access to all 
        sites, witnesses, and evidence of alleged and suspected war 
        crimes; and
            (6) the United States should oppose amnesty for any 
        indicted war criminals from the conflict among republics of the 
        former Yugoslavia.
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