MI HR0396

Recognizes the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971, in which Pakistani Armed Forces killed an estimated 3,000,000 people, raped over 200,000 women, and displaced up to 10,000,000 refugees during the nine-month war from March to December 1971.

Condemns atrocities committed against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus by Pakistani military units and radical Islamist groups starting March 25, 1971, targeting supporters of the Awami League, intellectuals, students, and religious minorities.

Documents historical evidence of genocide including testimonies from U.S. Consul General Archer Blood, journalist Anthony Mascarenhas, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and international organizations confirming systematic killing and targeting of Hindus.

States that the atrocities constitute crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide under the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Affirms that entire ethnic groups or religious communities are not responsible for crimes committed by their members.