[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 352 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 352
Requesting information on the Republic of South Sudan's human rights
practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 31, 2025
Mr. Kaine submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
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RESOLUTION
Requesting information on the Republic of South Sudan's human rights
practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SOUTH SUDAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS
PRACTICES.
(a) Statement Requested.--The Senate requests that the Secretary of
State, not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this
resolution, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives,
pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2304(c)), a statement regarding South Sudan's human rights
practices that has been prepared in collaboration with the Assistant
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the
Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State.
(b) Elements.--The statement submitted pursuant to subsection (a)
should include--
(1) all available credible information concerning alleged
violations of internationally recognized human rights by the
Government of South Sudan, including--
(A) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention,
imprisonment, torture and cruel or inhumane treatment,
including of people who are not citizens of South Sudan
but have been removed to South Sudan by the United
States Government;
(B) violations of due process rights, including a
description of any opportunity provided to people who
are not citizens of South Sudan but have been removed
to South Sudan by the United States Government to
demonstrate that they have been wrongfully arrested,
detained, or imprisoned;
(C) enforced disappearances and arbitrary or
unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings,
including of people who are not citizens of South Sudan
but have been removed to South Sudan by the United
States Government;
(D) trafficking in persons, including forced or
slave labor, including of people who are not citizens
of South Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by
the United States Government; and
(E) treatment of and legal rights and status
provided by the Government of South Sudan to people in
South Sudan who are not citizens of South Sudan but
have been removed to South Sudan by the United States
Government;
(2) a description of the steps the United States Government
has taken--
(A) to promote respect for and observance of human
rights as part of the Government of South Sudan's
activities;
(B) to discourage any practices that are inimical
to internationally recognized human rights;
(C) to publicly or privately call attention to, and
disassociate the United States and any security
assistance if provided for the Government of South
Sudan from, any practices described in subparagraph
(B); and
(D) to assess, prior to removal, how the Government
of South Sudan would treat people who are not citizens
of South Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by
the United States Government, including--
(i) conducting individualized assessments
of such individuals to determine whether the
Government of South Sudan may send that person
to their country of origin or last residence,
and if so, whether the Government of South
Sudan would provide them with meaningful
opportunity before their removal to show that
they may be persecuted, tortured, or otherwise
harmed; and
(ii) ensuring that the Government of South
Sudan would provide such individuals with legal
immigration status, should they wish to remain
in South Sudan, and would be treated humanely;
and
(3) other information, including--
(A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of
the likelihood that United States security assistance
(as defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d))), if
provided to South Sudan, could be used in support of
activities by government officials related to the
rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of
people who are not citizens of South Sudan but have
been removed to South Sudan by the United States
Government;
(B) any analysis conducted by the United States
Government of the conditions to be faced in South Sudan
by people who are not citizens of South Sudan but have
been removed to South Sudan by the United States
Government, prior to the rendition, removal,
trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of such
individuals to South Sudan;
(C) an assessment from the Secretary of State of
the conditions in any detention centers or prisons in
South Sudan that may hold people who are not citizens
of South Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by
the United States Government, including an assessment
of allegations of torture and other gross violations of
human rights;
(D) a description of any actions that the United
States Government is taking to ensure that the
Government of South Sudan returns people who are not
citizens of South Sudan but have been removed to South
Sudan by the United States Government, in compliance
with United States court orders regarding their return
to the United States;
(E) a description of any actions that the United
States Government is taking to address the risk of
detention, torture, or forced disappearances of people
who are not citizens of South Sudan but have been
removed to South Sudan by the United States Government,
or efforts to facilitate the detention, torture, or
forced disappearances of such people;
(F) a description of any actions the United States
Government is taking to protect people who are not
citizens of South Sudan but are within the United
States jurisdiction or effective control from unlawful
rendering, trafficking, or other means of removal to
South Sudan;
(G) all information regarding any agreement or
financial transaction between the United States
Government and the Government of South Sudan related to
the rendition, removal, trafficking, detention, or
imprisonment of individuals who are not citizens of
South Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by the
United States Government;
(H) all information regarding any individuals sent
to South Sudan by the United States Government in 2025;
(I) a description of any actions that the United
States Government is taking to facilitate the release
or return of people who are not citizens of South Sudan
but have been wrongfully removed to South Sudan by the
United States Government;
(J) all information regarding any assurances the
United States Government sought or received regarding
the treatment of people who are not citizens of South
Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by the
United States Government, prior to the rendition,
removal, or trafficking of such individuals to South
Sudan;
(K) all information regarding assurances the United
States Government sought or received regarding the
further rendition, trafficking, removal, or transfer of
people who are not citizens of South Sudan but have
been removed to South Sudan by the United States
Government to countries that are not South Sudan,
including the human rights conditions for such
individuals in those countries; and
(L) a summary of all meetings in 2025 between
Government of South Sudan officials and Washington-
based officials of the United States Government.
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