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HI SCR102

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

Suzanne Chun Oakland

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Supports South Korea's efforts toward peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula and urges North Korea to engage in sincere reunification dialogue.

  • Endorses United Nations General Assembly Resolution 69/188, which condemns human rights abuses in North Korea and was overwhelmingly adopted.

  • Calls on North Korea to acknowledge international concerns regarding human rights violations, improve conditions for its people, and abandon nuclear ambitions.

  • Notes that Korean reunification would provide economic benefits including access to affordable labor, natural resources, and economic growth opportunities.

  • Directs transmission of this concurrent resolution to the leader of North Korea, the president of South Korea, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Legislative Description

United Nations; Human Rights; North Korea

Last Action

The committee(s) on VMI recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

4/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts4/9/2015
Tourism and International Affairs3/23/2015

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