Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States expects the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts.
This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives demands the government of Russia treat all forcibly detained people with dignity and abide by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts; urges the United States and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to closely monitor the treatment of prisoners of war and ensure appropriate actions are taken to verify their safety and health; urges that the global community hold Vladimir Putin, the Russian government, and its allies accountable for war crimes committed during the military invasion of Ukraine; and condemns the continued use of unlawful and indiscriminate violence against civilian populations by the Russian government, its allies, and any other parties to the conflict.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
AlliancesCollective securityConflicts and warsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesMilitary operations and strategyRussiaSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusUkraineWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States expects the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts.
USA117th CongressHRES-1188| House
| Updated: 6/17/2022
This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives demands the government of Russia treat all forcibly detained people with dignity and abide by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts; urges the United States and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to closely monitor the treatment of prisoners of war and ensure appropriate actions are taken to verify their safety and health; urges that the global community hold Vladimir Putin, the Russian government, and its allies accountable for war crimes committed during the military invasion of Ukraine; and condemns the continued use of unlawful and indiscriminate violence against civilian populations by the Russian government, its allies, and any other parties to the conflict.
AlliancesCollective securityConflicts and warsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesMilitary operations and strategyRussiaSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusUkraineWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity