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US SR632

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tim Kaine

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Secretary of State must submit within 30 days a statement on Ghana's human rights practices to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, prepared with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of Legal Adviser

  • Statement must include credible information on alleged human rights violations by Ghana's government, including arbitrary detention, torture, due process violations, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and trafficking—with particular focus on non-citizens removed to Ghana by the United States

  • Requires description of U.S. government steps to promote human rights in Ghana, discourage violations, and assess pre-removal conditions for individuals transferred there, including whether Ghana would provide legal status or meaningful protection against persecution

  • Requests assessment of whether U.S. security assistance could support activities related to rendition, trafficking, or detention of non-citizens removed to Ghana, plus information on any U.S.-Ghana agreements or financial transactions related to such removals

  • Requires information on all individuals sent to Ghana by the U.S. in 2025-2026, actions to facilitate release or return of wrongfully removed persons, and a summary of all 2025-2026 meetings between Ghana and U.S. government officials

Legislative Description

A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Ghana's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S961-962)

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations3/10/2026

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