Expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

S. Res. 340 · 114th Congress · Dec 18, 2015 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of the Senate that—

(1)

the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Christians, Yezidis, Shi'a, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;

(2)

all governments, and international organizations should call ISIL atrocities by their rightful names: war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;

(3)

the member states of the United Nations should coordinate urgently on measures to prevent further war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by ISIL in Iraq and Syria, and to punish those responsible for these ongoing crimes, including by the collection and preservation of evidence and, if necessary, the establishment and operation of appropriate tribunals;

(4)

the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Lebanese Republic, the Republic of Turkey, and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq are to be commended for, and supported in, their efforts to shelter and protect those fleeing the violence of ISIL and other combatants until they can safely return to their homes in Iraq and Syria; and

(5)

the protracted Syrian civil war and the indiscriminate violence of the Assad regime have contributed to the growth of ISIL and will continue to do so as long as this conflict continues.

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Dec 18, 2015viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Peters, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Scott) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Dec 18, 2015 Reported in Senate Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Peters, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Isakson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Dec 18, 2015 Introduced in Senate Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Wicker) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

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