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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 754 

Requesting information on the Government of Azerbaijan’s human rights 

practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 22 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. MARKEY, 

Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. REED) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Requesting information on the Government of Azerbaijan’s 

human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE GOVERN3 MENT OF AZERBAIJAN’S HUMAN RIGHTS 

4 PRACTICES. 

5 (a) STATEMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

6 after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Sec7 retary of State shall, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the 

8 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(c)), 

9 transmit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 


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1 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

2 House of Representatives a statement, prepared with the 

3 assistance of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democ4 racy, Human Rights, and Labor, with respect to Azer5 baijan. 

6 (b) ELEMENTS.—The statement submitted under 

7 subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 

8 (1) All the available information about observ9 ance of and respect for human rights and funda10 mental freedom in Azerbaijan, and a detailed de11 scription of practices by the Government of Azer12 baijan with respect thereto, including alleged viola13 tions of such rights and freedoms by the Govern14 ment of Azerbaijan, including— 

15 (A) unlawful or arbitrary killings; 

16 (B) torture; 

17 (C) arbitrary arrest and detention without 

18 charges and trial; 

19 (D) political prisoners; 

20 (E) arbitrary interference with privacy; 

21 (F) restrictions on freedom of expression, 

22 the press, and the internet; 

23 (G) restrictions on freedoms of assembly, 

24 association, and movement; 

25 (H) refoulement of refugees; 


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1 (I) restrictions on political participation; 

2 (J) discrimination and violence against 

3 women, minorities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

4 transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons; 

5 and 

6 (K) the worst forms of child labor. 

7 (2) The steps the United States Government 

8 has taken to— 

9 (A) promote respect for and observance of 

10 human rights in Azerbaijan and discourage any 

11 practices in Azerbaijan that are inimical to 

12 internationally recognized human rights; and 

13 (B) publicly or privately call attention to, 

14 and disassociate the United States and any se15 curity assistance provided for Azerbaijan from, 

16 such practices. 

17 (3) Whether, in the opinion of the Secretary of 

18 State, notwithstanding any such practices, extraor19 dinary circumstances exist that necessitate a con20 tinuation of security assistance for Azerbaijan and, 

21 if so, a description of the circumstances and the ex22 tent to which the assistance should be continued 

23 (subject to such conditions as Congress may impose 

24 under section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

25 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304)), and all the facts pursuant 


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1 to which it is in the national interest of the United 

2 States to provide such assistance. 

3 (4) Other information, including— 

4 (A) all available credible information con5 cerning alleged violations of internationally rec6 ognized human rights by the Government of 

7 Azerbaijan, its armed forces, and associated 

8 groups and persons in the context of their ac9 tivities in the South Caucasus region, including 

10 the denial of the right to life, the infliction of 

11 civilian casualties, the displacement of civilian 

12 populations, and attacks on civilian infrastruc13 ture and houses of worship; 

14 (B) the likelihood that United States secu15 rity assistance, as defined in section 502B(d) of 

16 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

17 2304(d)) and including training and equipment 

18 provided under section 333 of title 10, United 

19 States Code, has been and will be used in the 

20 South Caucasus by the Government of Azer21 baijan in a manner inimical to internationally 

22 recognized human rights; and 

23 (C) a description of the steps the United 

24 States has taken to— 


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1 (i) discourage any practices by the 

2 Government of Azerbaijan, its armed 

3 forces, or associated groups or persons in 

4 the South Caucasus that are inimical to 

5 internationally recognized human rights; 

6 and 

7 (ii) publicly or privately call attention 

8 to, and disassociate the United States and 

9 any security assistance provided to the 

10 Government of Azerbaijan, including train11 ing and equipment provided under section 

12 333 of title 10, United States Code, from, 

13 such practices in the South Caucasus. 

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