A resolution requesting information on the Government of Turkey's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 755 Requesting information on the Government of Turkey’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 22 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. REED) submitted the following reso- lution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Requesting information on the Government of Turkey’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE GOVERN- 2 MENT OF TURKEY’S HUMAN RIGHTS PRAC- 3 TICES. 4 (a) STATEMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 5 after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Sec- 6 retary of State shall, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the 7 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(c)), 8 transmit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Oct 22, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR755.IS SR755 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 755 IS Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 1 House of Representatives a statement, prepared with the 2 assistance of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democ- 3 racy, Human Rights, and Labor, with respect to Turkey. 4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The statement submitted under 5 subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 6 (1) All the available information about observ- 7 ance of and respect for human rights and funda- 8 mental freedom in Turkey, and a detailed descrip- 9 tion of practices by the Government of Turkey with 10 respect thereto, including alleged violations of such 11 rights and freedoms by the Government of Turkey, 12 including— 13 (A) arbitrary killings; 14 (B) suspicious deaths of persons in deten- 15 tion; 16 (C) forced disappearances; 17 (D) torture; 18 (E) arbitrary arrest and detention without 19 charges and trial; 20 (F) restrictions on freedom of expression, 21 the press, and the internet; 22 (G) restrictions on freedoms of assembly, 23 association, and movement; 24 (H) refoulement of refugees; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Oct 22, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR755.IS SR755 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 755 IS (I) discrimination and violence against 1 women, minorities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, 2 transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons. 3 (2) The steps the United States Government 4 has taken to— 5 (A) promote respect for and observance of 6 human rights in Turkey and to discourage any 7 practices in Turkey that are inimical to inter- 8 nationally recognized human rights; and 9 (B) publicly or privately call attention to, 10 and to disassociate the United States and any 11 security assistance provided for Turkey from 12 such practices. 13 (3) Whether, in the opinion of the Secretary of 14 State, notwithstanding any such practices, extraor- 15 dinary circumstances exist that necessitate a con- 16 tinuation of security assistance for Turkey and, if 17 so, a description of the circumstances and the extent 18 to which the assistance should be continued (subject 19 to such conditions as Congress may impose under 20 section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 21 (22 U.S.C. 2304)), and all the facts pursuant to 22 which it is in the national interest of the United 23 States to provide such assistance. 24 (4) Other information, including— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Oct 22, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR755.IS SR755 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 755 IS (A) all available credible information con- 1 cerning alleged violations of internationally rec- 2 ognized human rights or international humani- 3 tarian law by the Government of Turkey, its 4 armed forces, and associated groups and per- 5 sons in the South Caucasus, Syria, Libya, and 6 Iraq, including through indiscriminate or dis- 7 proportionate attacks, the displacement of civil- 8 ian populations, and attacks on civilian infra- 9 structure and houses of worship; 10 (B) whether United States-built F–16s 11 have been used by the Government of Turkey in 12 the South Caucasus since conflict in the region 13 escalated on September 27, 2020, in a manner 14 inimical to internationally recognized human 15 rights; and 16 (C) a description of the steps the United 17 States has taken to— 18 (i) discourage any practices by the 19 Government of Turkey, its armed forces, 20 or associated groups or persons in the 21 South Caucasus, Syria, Libya, or Iraq that 22 are inimical to internationally recognized 23 human rights; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Oct 22, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR755.IS SR755 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •SRES 755 IS (ii) publicly or privately call attention 1 to, and disassociate the United States and 2 any security assistance provided to the 3 Government of Turkey from such practices 4 in the South Caucasus, Syria, Libya, or 5 Iraq. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Oct 22, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR755.IS SR755 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS