Affirming the importance of the survival of Garífuna culture and identity, condemning the violent and illegal appropriation of Garífuna territory and calling on the Government of Honduras, the Department of State and multilateral development banks to fully comply with the resolutions of multilateral human rights bodies which mandate the return of Garífuna land rights, and for other purposes.

United States117th CongressHRES-1521House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 14, 2022

Summary

This resolution condemns violence against Garifuna communities (Afro-Indigenous people of Honduras) and calls for various efforts to protect the land rights and other rights of those communities.

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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