Andijan Accountability Act of 2006

Foreign Relations Treaties and Legislation • Advance Democracy Act (H.R. 1133) • Global Online Freedom Act (H.R. 4780) • Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act (H.R. 1) • Andijan Accountability Act (S. 2770) • Military Commissions Act (S. 3930) • Child Soldiers Prevention Act (H.R. 5966) • Central Asia Democracy Promotion Act (H.R. 5382) Policies/Issues Afghanistan: Advocated for greater support for security in Afghanistan, particularly for women; advocated for US to support vetting of Afghan officials potentially involved in war crimes; advocated for allowing access by the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission to detainees in US custody. Bangladesh: Urged US to raise with Bangladesh concerns about the extra-judicial activities of Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion. Burma: Called for increased US pressure for democratic change in Burma and renewed sanctions in Burma; advocated for US pressure on other countries to support the inclusion of Burma on the agenda of the UN Security Council; urged US to press the UN to establish a commission of inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. Cambodia: Called on US to press Cambodia not to return Montagnard refugees to Vietnam; urged US scrutiny of Cambodian government interference in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. China: Urged US to develop a code of conduct for internet companies doing business in China; advocated for the US to press for access to justice for Chinese citizens attempting to file class action lawsuits. Colombia: Urged US to oppose Colombian efforts to pass weak demobilization law for foreign terrorist organizations; urged conditioning funding for paramilitary demobilization process. Egypt: Urged US to raise with Egypt concerns about arbitrary and mass arrests of suspects in counterterrorism operations and torture in detention. Global: Urged US to protect user privacy and to support the regulation of internet companies to prevent the violation of rights of expression and information; urged US to take a stronger stance on the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights in the extractive industries; advocated for a cut-off of certain categories of US military aid to countries that recruit and use child soldiers in violation of international law or support militias that recruit children. India: Advocated for US to press India to make human rights a priority in discussions around a constitutional assembly for Nepal; urged US to push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in India-administered Kashmir. Indonesia: Supported the continued prohibition by the US on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to Indonesia given continued abuses by the Indonesian military; urged US to raise the issue of abuses against child domestic workers with Indonesia and to press for amending the labor law to grant core labor rights to workers in the informal sector, including domestic workers; urged US to raise with Indonesia concerns about human rights abuses by the Indonesian military that are exacerbated by the lack of oversight over legal and illicit business practices. Iraq: Urged US to investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi security forces; urged US to ensure that assistance to Iraq will not contribute to human rights violations; urged against US involvement in the creation or support of Iraqi “death squads” in combating insurgency; urged US to ensure adequate funding and resources for effective operation of Iraq Property Claims Commission; urged US military to prevent and prohibit mistreatment of Iraqis in US custody; urged US to accept a higher number of Iraqi refugees and to support other countries in the region who have Iraqi refugees. Israel/Palestinian Authority: Urged US to ensure that political agreements between the two parties be consistent with human rights norms; urged US to inform Israel that continued US military assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations and to inform the Palestinian Authority that any US security assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations by its security forces and by Palestinian armed groups; urged US to press Israel to cease all illegal settlement activity and to set up US-led international mechanism to monitor settlement activity; urged the US to cut off the supply of cluster munitions to Israel because of misuse during the fighting in Lebanon. Jordan: Urged US to make clear to Jordan that its counterterrorism measures should comply with international human rights guarantees; urged US to support Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Kyrgyzstan: Urged US to use its leverage with the Kyrgyz government to ensure it resists pressure from Uzbekistan to return Uzbek refugees after the May 2005 massacre in Uzbekistan. Lebanon: Urged US to raise with Lebanon concerns about the formation of the Hariri Tribunal. Libya: Urged US to push for improvements in human rights practices in Libya. Malaysia: Urged US to raise concerns about human rights abuses in the application of the Internal Security Act. Morocco: Called on US to ensure US counter-terrorism assistance is not used in the commission of human rights violations; urged US to press Morocco not to mistreat criminal suspects. Nepal: Urged US to encourage Nepal to end “disappearances” and torture; urged the non-certification of Nepal under US legislation conditioning military aid on human rights progress; urged US to prioritize human rights, particularly the impunity of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). North Korea: Urged US to raise with North Korea concerns about workers’ rights issues at Kaesong Industrial Complex. Pakistan: Urged US to advocate for women’s rights issues in Pakistan; urged US to support free expression for journalists and human rights activists in Pakistan; urged US to push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in Pakistan administered Kashmir. Russia: Urged US to pressure Russia to amend their NGO law to conform to international standards. Saudi Arabia: Urged US to push for Saudi Arabia to register local human rights organizations; urged US to protest Saudi restrictions on the freedom of religion and the freedom of expression and association; urged US to discuss with Saudi Arabia the nature of diplomatic assurances for detainees who have been transferred from the detention center in Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia. Sri Lanka: Called on US to push for an international human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka to investigate issues brought about by increasing violence in the country; urged US to address with Sri Lanka issues of child recruitment by armed forces with Sri Lankan government complicity and by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Sudan: Urged US to press for action in Darfur by asking the UN Security Council to end human rights abuses and hold violators accountable. Thailand: Urged US to protest Thai restrictions on civil liberties; sought US pressure on Thailand not to return Cambodian refugees to Cambodia and to find durable solutions for Burmese refugees in Thailand; urged US to condemn rights abuses by all sides in the conflict in southern Thailand. Tunisia: Urged US to monitor prison conditions, to encourage access for independent monitoring procedures, and to press Tunisia to bring prisons into compliance with international norms; urged US to speak out on crackdowns on media freedoms in Tunisia. Uganda: Urged US to push for human rights improvements in northern Uganda and to press for an end to torture in Uganda. Uzbekistan: Urged US to condition its relationship with Uzbekistan on an independent, international inquiry into the May 2005 massacre in Andijan and to impose sanctions targeting President Karimov and government officials responsible for the Andijan massacre and ensuing repression; urged US to help ensure protection from forced return and urgent resettlement of Uzbek refugees in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. Vietnam: Advocated for US to support the rights of Montagnards who have faced violent reprisals by the government in Vietnam; advocated for continuation of Vietnam’s status as a Country of Particular Concern for its restrictions on religious freedom.

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