III 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 403 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 18, 2004 
Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan 
for its attacks against innocent civilians in the impover-
ished Darfur region of western Sudan. 
Whereas, since early 2003, a conflict between forces of the 
Government of the Republic of the Sudan, including mili-
tia forces backed by the Government, and rebel forces in 
the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan has re-
sulted in attacks by ground and air forces of the Govern-
ment of Sudan against innocent civilians and undefended 
villages in the region;
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Whereas Sudanese Government forces and government sup-
ported militia forces have also engaged in the use of rape 
as a weapon of war, the abduction of children, the de-
struction of food and water sources, and the deliberate 
and systematic manipulation and denial of humanitarian 
assistance for the people of the Darfur region; 
Whereas, on December 18, 2003, United Nations Undersec-
retary General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland de-
clared that the Darfur region was probably ‘‘the world’s 
worst humanitarian catastrophe’’, and in April 2004 re-
ported to the United Nations Security Council that in 
Darfur, ‘‘a sequence of deliberate actions has been ob-
served that seem aimed at achieving a specific objective: 
the forcible and long-term displacement of the targeted 
communities which may also be termed ‘ethnic cleans-
ing’ ’’; 
Whereas, on February 17, 2004, Amnesty International re-
ported that it ‘‘continues to receive details of horrifying 
attacks against civilians in villages by government war-
planes, soldiers, and pro-government militia’’; 
Whereas, on February 18, 2004, United Nations Special 
Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan Tom Eric 
Vraalsen declared, following a trip to the Darfur region, 
that ‘‘aid workers are unable to reach the vast majority 
[of the displaced]’’; 
Whereas Doctors Without Borders, the Nobel Peace Prize- 
winning medical humanitarian relief organization and one 
of the few aid groups on the ground in the Darfur region, 
reported that the region is the scene of ‘‘catastrophic 
mortality rates’’;
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va Conventions, done at Geneva August 12, 1949, 
and entered into force October 21, 1950, which spe-
cifically prohibit attacks on civilians, and demands 
that the Government of Sudan immediately take ac-
tions to cease these attacks; 
(2) urges the Government of Sudan to imme-
diately disarm and disband government supported 
militia groups; 
(3) urges the Government of Sudan and all par-
ties to honor commitments made in the cease-fire 
agreement of April 8, 2004; 
(4) calls on the Government of Sudan to grant 
full, unconditional, and immediate access to Darfur 
to humanitarian aid organizations, the human rights 
investigation and humanitarian teams of the United 
Nations, including protection officers, and an inter-
national monitoring team in compliance with the 
temporary cease-fire agreement that is based in 
Darfur and has the support of the United States 
and the European Union; 
(5) encourages the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development to 
work with donors to immediately deliver humani-
tarian assistance to Darfur, including the delivery of 
food by air if necessary;
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(6) calls on the Secretary of State to develop a 
plan for further bilateral and multilateral action in 
the event the Government of Sudan fails to imme-
diately undertake the actions called for in paragraph 
(3), including a plan to seek a Security Council reso-
lution addressing the Darfur situation; 
(7) deplores the inaction of some member states 
of the United Nations and the failure of the United 
Nations Human Rights Commission to take strong 
action with respect to the crisis in Darfur; 
(8) urges the President to direct the United 
States Representative to the United Nations to— 
(A) seek an official investigation by the 
United Nations to determine if crimes against 
humanity have been committed by the Govern-
ment of Sudan and government-supported mili-
tia groups in the Darfur region; and 
(B) work with the international community 
to ensure that the individuals responsible for 
crimes against humanity in Darfur are held ac-
countable for their actions; and 
(9) strongly urges the President to impose tar-
geted sanctions, including a ban on travel to the 
United States and freezing of personal assets, 
against officials and other individuals of the Govern-
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ment of Sudan, as well as Janjaweed militia com-
manders, who are responsible for war crimes and 
crimes against humanity in the Darfur region. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.