H.Res. 447 · 114th Congress
Calling upon the President to use the United States' voice and vote in the United Nations Security Council to condemn the ongoing sexual violence against women and children from Yezidi, Christian, Shabak, and other religious communities by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants as crimes against humanity, to prosecute all perpetrators and those complicit in these crimes, and to support other United Nations member states prosecuting these perpetrators and those complicit.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Trent Franks
- Introduced
- 2015-09-29
- Latest action
- 2015-10-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Subjects
International affairs
Middle East
Syria
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Racial and ethnic relations
United Nations
Conflicts and wars
Terrorism
Sex offenses
Crimes against children
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Iraq
Crimes against women