Bill Text: IL HR0451 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the people of Venezuela and their entitlement to fair elections, release of political prisoners, freedom of speech and assembly, and amends due for all human rights violations against them.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0451 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0451-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Over the last three years, the people of Venezuela | ||||||
3 | have taken to the streets
in peaceful protests to speak out | ||||||
4 | against the atrocities of the government which has resulted
in | ||||||
5 | a devastating food and medicine shortage, political prisoners, | ||||||
6 | human
rights violations, increased violence, and the largest | ||||||
7 | street demonstration in Venezuelan history; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Venezuelan Supreme Court, in conjunction with | ||||||
9 | President Nicolas
Maduro, has wrongfully sought to hinder the | ||||||
10 | progress of the Legislative Branch of the
Venezuelan | ||||||
11 | government; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Illinois is home to many Venezuelan immigrants and | ||||||
13 | descendants and
recognizes the political strife facing | ||||||
14 | Venezuelans in their home country; and
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15 | WHEREAS, We recognize and defend the constitutional rights | ||||||
16 | of Venezuelan
people under the Venezuelan Constitution, which | ||||||
17 | are currently being violated; and
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18 | WHEREAS, As of now, dozens of people have lost their lives | ||||||
19 | due to the Venezuelan
government's violent response to peaceful | ||||||
20 | protests and the aggressive involvement of
military forces; and
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1 | WHEREAS, It has been found that numerous protestors are | ||||||
2 | students and that their
human rights have been trampled, which | ||||||
3 | is a great cause of concern; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | recognize the people of Venezuela and their entitlement to fair | ||||||
7 | elections,
release of political prisoners, freedom of speech | ||||||
8 | and assembly, and amends due for all human
rights violations | ||||||
9 | against them.
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