[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 347 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 347

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
                   the spiraling violence in Algeria.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 1998

 Mr. Hastings of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
                   the spiraling violence in Algeria.

Whereas on January 11, 1992, the military backed Government of Algeria canceled 
        the second round of parliamentary elections that the Algerian Islamic 
        Salvation Front was expected to win;
Whereas 1992 saw the start of Islamic terrorism;
Whereas the 1992 elections would probably have been won by those who wanted to 
        establish an Islamic state;
Whereas the international community has witnessed mass murders and violations of 
        human rights in Algeria;
Whereas, recently, violence has become increasingly wide-spread and barbaric;
Whereas these acts of brutal violence have left thousands of innocent civilians, 
        particularly women and young children, dead or injured;
Whereas there has been little to no progress in brokering a cease-fire after six 
        years of slaughter;
Whereas the Algerian Government refuses to allow an international inquiry into 
        the massacres; and
Whereas the world community must not tolerate crimes against humanity or any 
        other violations of international law: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) strongly condemns the atrocities being carried out in 
        Algeria;
            (2) condemns the perpetrators of violence and other crimes 
        against humanity and violations of fundamental human rights in 
        Algeria;
            (3) condemns those who are inciting violence and urges all 
        Algerians to cease recourse to violence;
            (4) urges the Government in Algeria to take all necessary 
        and lawful steps to prevent violence;
            (5) urges the Algerian leadership to be more open and to 
        cooperate with international inquiries;
            (6) encourages the Algerian authorities to act more 
        effectively to prevent violence from occurring and to stop it 
        more speedily when it occurs;
            (7) urges the Government of Algeria to fulfill the basic 
        functions of any government to provide for the security, 
        safety, and welfare of all its citizens; and
            (8) urges the United States to continue to call for 
        national reconciliation and a more democratic course in Algeria 
        and to encourage the Algiers regime to have a dialogue with all 
        who renounce violence.
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