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GA HR1830

Resolution

Status

Engrossed

3/19/2012

Primary Sponsor

Stacey Abrams

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes April 2012 as Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month at the Georgia state capitol
  • Invites the Georgia Coalition to Prevent Genocide to be recognized by the House of Representatives at a date and time designated by the Speaker
  • Cites historical genocides connected to the month of April, including the Nazi decrees (1933), Khmer Rouge massacres in Cambodia (1975), the siege of Sarajevo (1992), the Rwandan genocide of 800,000 Tutsis (1994), and the displacement of Darfurians in Sudan (2003)
  • Commends the Georgia Coalition to Prevent Genocide for its mission to develop a permanent antigenocide constituency in Georgia through advocacy, action, and community awareness
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Coalition to Prevent Genocide

Legislative Description

Genocide Prevention/Awareness Month; recognize & invite coalition to House

Last Action

House Passed/Adopted

3/19/2012

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