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HI SCR169
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/10/2012
Primary Sponsor
Clarence Nishihara
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AI Summary
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Requests the President of the United States and United States Congress to maintain U.S. advisory forces in Uganda until Joseph Kony is removed and stability is restored to the country
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Identifies Joseph Kony as one of the world's worst war criminals who has led the Lord's Resistance Army since 1987
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Notes the Lord's Resistance Army has perpetrated cruel and brutal tactics including rape, mutilation, and killing of civilians with blunt weapons
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Indicates the Lord's Resistance Army is no longer active in Northern Uganda but is suspected of continuing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan
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Committee on Transportation and International Affairs recommends adoption of the resolution
Legislative Description
Invisible Children, Inc.; Joseph Kony
Last Action
(H) Referred to INT, referral sheet 64
4/13/2012