Supporting the demands of the #EndSARS movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful police and security sector reforms in Nigeria and calling upon the President and the Secretary of State to safeguard and promote the protection of freedoms of thought, assembly, and expression in Nigeria and around the world.

United States117th CongressHRES-235House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 2, 2021

Summary

This resolution declares that respect for human rights is foundational to U.S. bilateral and international engagement with Nigeria, and it condemns the violence by Nigerian security forces against peaceful protestors. Further, the resolution supports the demands of the movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful police and security-sector reform in Nigeria, and it calls on the Nigerian government to release everyone who has been wrongfully arrested for participating in or supporting this movement.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights.

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