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HI SR100

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/13/2013

Primary Sponsor

Maile Shimabukuro

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adopts and affirms the 228 recommendations from the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of the United States' human rights record conducted on November 5, 2010, where applicable to the State of Hawaii.

  • Calls for the promotion of a culture of human rights based on the principles established in the Charter of the United Nations.

  • Urges the State of Hawaii to participate in the 2015 follow-up review of the United States' progress in human rights since the 2010 inaugural session.

  • Requires transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the United Nations Secretary General, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Hawaii's Congressional delegation, and U.S. Secretaries of State, Education, and Housing and Urban Development.

Legislative Description

Human Rights; United Nations; Universal Period Review; Recommendations

Last Action

Referred to TIA/PSM, JDL.

3/19/2013

Committee Referrals

Transportation and International Affairs3/19/2013

Full Bill Text

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