A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should recognize the 1994 genocide in Rwanda as "the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda".
SRES 537 is a non-binding Senate resolution urging the U.S. government to formally adopt the term "genocide against the Tutsi" when referring to the 1994 Rwanda atrocities. It specifically asks the Secretary of State to use this terminology in official communications, aligning U.S. language with the UN, European nations, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The resolution also notes that other violence occurred during the 1994 period, including against Hutus and the Twa community. This resolution does not change U.S. law but seeks to standardize terminology to combat genocide denial.
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Introduced Jan 31, 2024
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Jan 31, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S312)
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Jan 31, 2024
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