H. Res. 223 (Introduced in House) — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the ongoing conflict in Syria and the urgent need for the Syrian Opposition Coalition and local coordinating committees in Syria to assume the responsibilities of governance including the establishment of institutions of transitional justice, and to guarantee the rights of all Syria’s people, regardless of ethnic or religious affiliation.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

calls on the Syrian Opposition Coalition to publicly outline a detailed vision of inclusion for all of Syria’s people, including a guarantee of full citizenship and equality under the law;

(2)

calls on the Obama Administration, in close cooperation with international and regional partners, to continue to support the Syrian Opposition Coalition as it develops mechanisms of transitional justice guaranteeing the rights of all citizens under the law, and to support the Syrian Opposition Coalition as it forms an inclusive and democratic provisional government; and

(3)

urges all parties in the conflict to respect international humanitarian law, protect minorities, preserve minority cultural and religious sites, and hold accountable those who violate these norms.

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