[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9073-9074]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CALLING ON GOVERNMENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO TRANSFER 
  CHARLES GHANKAY TAYLOR, FORMER PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, TO 
                     SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 127, which we 
received from the House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 127) calling on the 
     Government of the Federal

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     Republic of Nigeria to transfer Charles Ghankay Taylor, 
     former President of the Republic of Liberia, to the Special 
     Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes against 
     humanity, and other serious violations of international 
     humanitarian law.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 127) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.

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