US HR1216 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on November 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Pending: House Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This resolution condemns the violence by Nigerian security forces against peaceful protestors, calls on the African and international human rights community to investigate the use of deadly force against protestors at the Lekki tollgate, and supports the demands of the movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful police reform in Nigeria.

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Title

Supporting the #EndSARS peaceful protest movement in Nigeria.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-11-20HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
2020-11-12HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2020-11-12HouseIntroduced in House

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