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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are concerned 
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with the plight of innocent victims of genocide around the 
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world and recognize that stable and peaceful international 
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conditions provide benefits and opportunities for the citizens 
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of this State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Since seizing power through a military coup in 
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1989, the government of Sudan has repeatedly attacked and 
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dislocated the civilian population in southern Sudan in a 
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coordinated policy of ethnic cleansing that has cost the lives 
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of more than 2,000,000 people and that has dislocated more than 
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4,000,000 people; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sudanese government forces and 
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government-supported militia forces have  used the  rape of 
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women, the abduction of children, and the destruction of food 
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and water resources as weapons of war; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The United States Agency for International 
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Development believes that the violence and the obstruction of 
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the delivery of food, shelter, and medical care to the people 
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in the Dafur region of Sudan will result in the death of an 
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estimated 320,000 people between April 1, 2004 and December 31, 
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2004; and
 
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    WHEREAS, H.R. 5061 is a bi-partisan bill currently under 
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consideration in the 108th United States Congress to provide 
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assistance for the current crisis in the Dafur region of Sudan 
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and to facilitate a comprehensive peace in Sudan; therefore, be 
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it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in a demonstration of 
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our commitment to freedom, liberty, and justice, we condemn the 
 


 






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government of Sudan for its participation in atrocities 
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committed in the Dafur region of Sudan and declare those 
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atrocities to be genocide; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we call upon the members of the United 
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States Congress and upon the federal executive branch to 
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support H.R. 5061 in an effort to end the human rights abuses 
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occurring in Sudan; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we call upon the National Islamic Front in 
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Khartoum to make all restitution necessary to allow the victims 
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of its state-sponsored atrocities to return to their peaceful 
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and cultural way of life; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Secretary General of the United Nations, the 
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President of the United States, the President pro tempore of 
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the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House of 
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Representatives, and each member of the Illinois congressional 
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delegation.