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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 421

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in commending Michael

Horowitz in his efforts to raise public awareness of the atrocities being

committed by the Government of Sudan and the perceived complacency

of the Government of the United States to take a firm stand against

this totalitarian regime.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 9, 2000

Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on

International Relations

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in

commending Michael Horowitz in his efforts to raise

public awareness of the atrocities being committed by

the Government of Sudan and the perceived complacency

of the Government of the United States to take a firm

stand against this totalitarian regime.

Whereas the Government of Sudan has carried out a campaign of terror and violence against the southern Sudanese over the past 17 years;

Whereas according to the U.S. Committee for Refugees this

conflict has resulted in the deaths of 1.9 million Suda-
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nese, 4.3 million Sudanese being internally displaced and

2.5 million Sudanese being famine-afflicted;

Whereas this past year has witnessed the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company project, which is funded by

both Talisman Energy, Inc. and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), coming on-line, which will

expand the financial capabilities of the Government of

Sudan to wage war on the Christian and animist populations in the south;

Whereas a recent letter was sent by more than 150 religious

leaders, family groups, non-governmental organizations

and retired political leaders calling on the Administration

to take a more proactive and direct role in addressing the

atrocities which are being perpetrated by the Government

of Sudan, take immediate steps to end the veto power

which the Government of Sudan holds over Operation

Lifeline Sudan and take steps to address companies that

are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and profit

from their activities in the country of Sudan;

Whereas the United States House of Representatives and the

United States Senate have gone on record as condemning

the actions of the Government of Sudan against the population in the south, and calling on the Administration to

more actively support the southern Sudanese, including

the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and other

groups under the auspices of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with humanitarian and political aid;

Whereas the Government of the United States should be a

leading international advocate of the Intergovernmental

Authority for Development (IGAD) Peace Process, which

is comprised of delegates from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya

and Uganda;
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Whereas Michael Horowitz in his act of civil disobedience,

which took place at the Department of State on February

2, 2000, sought to bring the lack of action on the part

of the Administration to public light and scrutiny, and to

raise awareness about the genocidal campaign which the

Government of Sudan has perpetuated over the past 17

years; and

Whereas these public statements should be heeded by the Administration and acted upon in order to bring about an

end to the deadly conflict which has plagued Sudan and

its people: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House or Rep2 resentatives that the Congress commends Michael Horo3 witz for his actions on February 2, 2000, in working to

4 raise the knowledge of the American public about the con5 flict in Sudan and the—

6 (1) lack of direct action on the part of the Ad7 ministration to support those in the south who are

8 fighting against the totalitarian northern regime in

9 Khartoum;

10 (2) lack of involvement by the Administration

11 in acting as an international voice of support for a

12 comprehensive peace process; and

13 (3) lack of action taken by the Administration

14 against companies such as Canada’s Talisman En15 ergy, Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock

16 Exchange, and the proposed Initial Public Offer

17 (IPO) of the China National Petroleum Corporation
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1 (CNPC) for their involvement in oil ventures in

2 Sudan, which seek to strengthen the power and fi3 nancial capability of the Government of Sudan at

4 the detriment of those in the south.

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