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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2223
To establish and implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved
people of Cyprus.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1995
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. PORTER, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. BILI-
RAKIS, and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To establish and implement efforts to eliminate restrictions
on the enclaved people of Cyprus.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom and Human
Rights for the Enclaved People of Cyprus Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The respect for fundamental freedom and
human rights, especially in those countries that are
allies of the United States, is a cornerstone of
United States foreign policy.
(2) Among the purposes of United States for-
eign assistance is to promote human rights.
(3) United States foreign assistance should be
utilized to end the imposition of restrictions on the
freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of
Cyprus.
(4) Among the restrictions of freedom and
human rights to which the enclaved people of Cyprus
are subjected are the following:
(A) Restrictions on the freedom to wor-
ship, including restrictions on times and places
for such worship.
(B) Restrictions on communication with
individuals living outside the area of the
enclaved, including a requirement that an indi-
vidual from among those in control be present
during any such communication.
(C) Prohibition on the possession of tele-
phones in homes.
(D) A requirement that an enclaved indi-
vidual receive permission from an individual
from among those in control before leaving the
enclaved area.
(E) Censorship of mail sent to and from
the enclaved area.
(F) A requirement that enclaved males
aged 18 to 50 report once a week to those in
control.
(G) Restrictions on the provision of edu-
cational services, including—
(i) lack of replacement elementary
school teachers and lack of educational fa-
cilities beyond elementary school;
(ii) a requirement that an enclaved in-
dividual who chooses to leave home for
education beyond elementary school may
return home not more than three times a
year; and
(iii) a requirement that enclaved
males 16 years of age or older and
enclaved females 18 years of age or older
who choose to leave home for education be-
yond elementary school may not return
home at all.
(H) Violation of property rights, including
confiscation of property without compensation.
(I) Lack of compensation for work per-
formed.
(J) Harassment, beating, rape, and mur-
der without adequate protection or investiga-
tion.
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE RE-
STRICTIONS ON THE ENCLAVED PEOPLE IN
CYPRUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish ef-
forts by the United States—
(1) to inform the United States Government,
the United Nations, and foreign governments of the
restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus,
(2) to enlist the United Nations and foreign
governments in efforts to end restrictions on the
freedom and human rights of the enclaved people of
Cyprus, and
(3) to establish United States Government pro-
grams of assistance to the enclaved people of Cyprus
and efforts for the alleviation and elimination of re-
strictions on the enclaved.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, to the
extent practicable, use funds allocated for a fiscal
year to the government or ethnic community partici-
pating directly or indirectly in imposition of restric-
tions on the freedom and human rights of the
enclaved people of Cyprus or, in the absence of such
funds, shall establish a foreign assistance program
for the enclaved people of Cyprus.
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Assistance for the
enclaved people of Cyprus under paragraph (1) shall
include—
(A) programs to eliminate specific aspects
of the restrictions of freedom and human rights
on the enclaved people of Cyprus; and
(B) programs to return ancestral homes
and lands to the enclaved people, including
United States citizens, who have been forcibly
expelled, or those individuals who have fled the
enclaved areas or other areas of Cyprus in fear
of severe restrictions of freedom, human rights
abuses, or violation of property rights.
(c) NOTIFICATION OF OPPOSITION TO RESTRICTIONS
OF FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.—The Presi-
dent—
(1) shall notify in writing each fiscal year the
head of government of any foreign country that is
participating, directly or indirectly, in the restric-
tions on freedom and human rights of the enclaved
people of Cyprus of the opposition by the United
States to that government’s participation in such re-
strictions; and
(2) shall urge the head of such government to
cease participation in such restrictions and to work
to eliminate such restrictions.
(d) 
MONITORING
AND
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary of State shall include a report on
the enclaved people of Cyprus as part of the annual De-
partment of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices.
SEC. 4. UNITED NATIONS EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE RE-
STRICTIONS ON THE ENCLAVED PEOPLE IN
CYPRUS.
The President shall direct the United States rep-
resentative to the United Nations—
(1) to urge the United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Refugees to address and solve the plight
of those enclaved on Cyprus; and
(2) to call upon the United Nations Human
Rights Commissioner to investigate the plight of the
enclaved on Cyprus and to implement appropriate
and effective corrective action.
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