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HI SCR169

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/10/2012

Primary Sponsor

Clarence Nishihara

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Identifies Joseph Kony as one of the world's worst war criminals who has led the Lord's Resistance Army since 1987

  • Notes the Lord's Resistance Army has perpetrated cruel and brutal tactics including rape, mutilation, and killing of civilians with blunt weapons

  • Indicates the Lord's Resistance Army is no longer active in Northern Uganda but is suspected of continuing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Transportation and International Affairs3/16/2012

Full Bill Text

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