Calling on the United Arab Emirates to immediately end any form of human rights violations against political prisoners and prisoners of free speech, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hres-524
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-25
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Detention of persons

Human rights

Middle East

United Arab Emirates

War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Yemen
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution calls on the United Arab Emirates to immediately end all human rights violations, including the torture of prisoners in Yemen, and to indict individuals involved in such war crimes. </p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 524 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Clay submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Calling on the United Arab Emirates to immediately end any form of human rights violations against political prisoners and prisoners of free speech, and for other purposes.

That the House of Representatives— (1) calls on the United Arab Emirates to immediately end any form of human rights violations, such as torture, the denial of access to health care, or the absence of fair trials, committed against political prisoners or individuals imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of speech; (2) calls for the immediate closure, with or without the prior withdrawal of forces of the United Arab Emirates from Yemen, of any secret jail under the control of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen; and (3) expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any individual, including any member of the armed services, of the United Arab Emirates involved in war crimes against prisoners or torture should be appropriately prosecuted by that country.