IV
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) sub-
mitted 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 cam-
paign of terror and violence against the southern Suda-
nese 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 Petro-
leum Operating Company project, which is funded by
both Talisman Energy, Inc. and the China National Pe-
troleum Corporation (CNPC), coming on-line, which will
expand the financial capabilities of the Government of
Sudan to wage war on the Christian and animist popu-
lations 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 pop-
ulation 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 Al-
liance (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 Ad-
ministration 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
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House or Rep-
resentatives that the Congress commends Michael Horo-
witz for his actions on February 2, 2000, in working to
raise the knowledge of the American public about the con-
flict in Sudan and the—
(1) lack of direct action on the part of the Ad-
ministration to support those in the south who are
fighting against the totalitarian northern regime in
Khartoum;
(2) lack of involvement by the Administration
in acting as an international voice of support for a
comprehensive peace process; and
(3) lack of action taken by the Administration
against companies such as Canada’s Talisman En-
ergy, Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange, and the proposed Initial Public Offer
(IPO) of the China National Petroleum Corporation