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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 182 Introduced in House (IH)]

104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 182

    Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for the 
 President to seek the Senate's advice and consent for ratification of 
 the 1994 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and 
                 Eradication of Violence Against Women.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 1996

  Mr. Torres (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Mink of 
 Hawaii, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. 
Horn) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
              to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
    Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for the 
 President to seek the Senate's advice and consent for ratification of 
 the 1994 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and 
                 Eradication of Violence Against Women.

Whereas the 1994 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and 
        Eradication of Violence Against Women (hereinafter referred to as the 
        ``Convention'') was adopted by the General Assembly of the Organization 
        of American States in June, 1994, in Belem do Para, Brazil;
Whereas the United States was a participant in the discussions and present at 
        the General Assembly when the Convention was adopted;
Whereas violence against women constitutes a violation of their human rights and 
        fundamental freedoms;
Whereas violence against women refers to any act or conduct, based on gender, 
        that causes death or physical, sexual, or psychological harm or 
        suffering to women;
Whereas violence against women is an offense against human dignity and a 
        manifestation of the historically unequal power relations between women 
        and men;
Whereas violence against women pervades every sector of society regardless of 
        class, race, ethnic group, income, culture, level of education,
Whereas elimination of violence against women is essential to ensure the full 
        and equal participation of women in society;
Whereas adoption of the Convention within the framework of the Organization of 
        American States is a positive contribution in protecting the rights of 
        women and eliminating violence against them; and
Whereas by ratifying and acceding to the Convention the United States will 
        become a more credible proponent of the rights of women and a more 
        effective advocate in encouraging other countries to protect the human 
        rights and fundamental freedoms of women: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the President should promptly 
seek the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the 1994 
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication 
of Violence Against Women.
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