IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 475 
Expressing disapproval of further payments by the Government of the United 
States to the Government of Uzbekistan relating to facilities at the 
Karshi-Khanabad airbase and urging the United Nations Security Coun-
cil to refer the situation of Uzbek President Islam Karimov and the 
massacre at Andijan of May 13, 2005, to the International Criminal 
Court. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 
Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. DOGGETT) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing disapproval of further payments by the Govern-
ment of the United States to the Government of 
Uzbekistan relating to facilities at the Karshi-Khanabad 
airbase and urging the United Nations Security Council 
to refer the situation of Uzbek President Islam Karimov 
and the massacre at Andijan of May 13, 2005, to the 
International Criminal Court. 
Whereas the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan 
agreed to United States’ use of the Karshi-Khanabad air-
base facility in support of coalition combat and humani-
tarian efforts in Afghanistan;
•HRES 475 IH 
Whereas the Department of Defense has stated: ‘‘The 
[Karshi-Khanabad] facility has been instrumental in our 
ability to prosecute the war against the Taliban and al- 
Qaida. It has also been instrumental to providing human-
itarian relief to those affected regions in northern Af-
ghanistan.’’; 
Whereas the Secretary of Defense has stated that operations 
continue against the Taliban and al-Qaida remnants in 
Afghanistan, and a need still exists for humanitarian 
supplies in the northern part of the country; 
Whereas on July 29, 2005, the Government of Uzbekistan 
evicted the United States from Karshi-Khanabad, giving 
it 180 days to withdraw its forces from the airbase; 
Whereas the Department of Defense has nevertheless indi-
cated its intention to pay the Government of Uzbekistan 
$23 million for the use of the Karshi-Khanabad airbase, 
and additional payments appear likely; 
Whereas in 2002 the Governments of Uzbekistan and the 
United States signed the Declaration on the Strategic 
Partnership and Cooperation Framework Between the 
United States of America and the Republic of Uzbekistan 
in which Uzbekistan pledged to ‘‘implement democratic 
reforms’’ by ‘‘strengthening and developing democratic 
values in the society, ensuring respect for human rights 
and freedoms based on the universally recognized prin-
ciples and norms of international law’’; 
Whereas the Department of State’s 2004 Country Reports on 
Human Rights Practices states: ‘‘Uzbekistan is an au-
thoritarian state with limited civil rights . . . President 
Islam Karimov and the executive branch that serves him 
dominated political life and exercised nearly complete
•HRES 475 IH 
control over the other branches . . . The Constitution pro-
vides for an independent judiciary; however, the executive 
branch heavily influenced the courts and did not ensure 
due process . . . The Government is highly centralized 
and is ruled by President Karimov and the executive 
branch through sweeping decree powers, primary author-
ity for drafting legislation, and control of government ap-
pointments, most of the economy, and the security 
forces.’’; 
Whereas the 2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Prac-
tices further states: ‘‘The Government severely restricted 
freedom of speech and the press, and an atmosphere of 
repression stifled public criticism of the Government . . 
. The Government restricted freedom of religion and har-
assed individuals suspected of belonging to extremist 
groups; several hundred were arrested. The Government 
limited the activities of minority religions.’’; 
Whereas on May 13, 2005, security forces of the Government 
of Uzbekistan conducted a brutal and indiscriminate as-
sault on thousands of demonstrators and onlookers in the 
city of Andijan, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and 
many more injuries; 
Whereas the Government of Uzbekistan has consistently de-
nied that a massacre in Andijan took place, expelled local 
and foreign journalists from the region, and has refused 
to open the area to a full and independent investigation 
into the violence; 
Whereas following the massacre in Andijan, hundreds of 
Uzbek citizens fled to neighboring Kyrgyzstan, which 
faced pressure from the Government of Uzbekistan to 
quickly return them, despite well-grounded concerns that 
they may be arrested and tortured upon their return, and
•HRES 475 IH 
where, although protected as refugees under international 
law, they were targeted by Uzbek authorities for illegal 
repatriation and were continually threatened by Uzbek 
security services operating in southern Kyrgyzstan; 
Whereas, through the government-controlled media, the Gov-
ernment of Uzbekistan has accused the United States of 
provoking the protests in Andijan in May 2005 and has 
engaged in a campaign to discredit the United States in 
Central Asia; 
Whereas the authoritarian state of Uzbekistan, Uzbek Presi-
dent Islam Karimov, and the massacre at Andijan con-
stitute a threat to international peace and security; 
Whereas the actions of the security forces of the Government 
of Uzbekistan during the massacre at Andijan on May 
13, 2005, and thereafter may constitute crimes against 
humanity; 
Whereas President Islam Karimov effectively controls the se-
curity forces of Uzbekistan and bears ultimate responsi-
bility for the conduct of such forces in the massacre at 
Andijan; 
Whereas President Islam Karimov’s effective control of the 
Government of Uzbekistan, including the judiciary, pre-
vents the Government of Uzbekistan from conducting 
independent and impartial judicial proceedings and is 
thus unwilling or unable to carry out the investigation or 
prosecution related to the massacre at Andijan; and 
Whereas the United Nations Security Council may refer a sit-
uation to the International Criminal Court for investiga-
tion and prosecution under Article 13(b) of the Rome 
Statute of the International Criminal Court: Now, there-
fore, be it
•HRES 475 IH 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) disapproves of further payments by the 
Government of the United States to the Government 
of the Republic of Uzbekistan relating to facilities at 
the Karshi-Khanabad airbase; and 
(2) urges the President to direct the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Na-
tions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
United States in the Security Council to refer the 
situation of Uzbek President Islam Karimov and the 
massacre at Andijan of May 13, 2005, to the Inter-
national Criminal Court. 
Æ