[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 355 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 355
Requesting information on the Republic of Rwanda'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 Rwanda's human rights
practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RWANDA'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 Rwanda'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 Rwanda, including--
(A) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention,
imprisonment, torture and cruel or inhumane treatment,
including of people who are not citizens of Rwanda but
have been removed to Rwanda 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 Rwanda but have been removed to
Rwanda 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 Rwanda but
have been removed to Rwanda by the United States
Government;
(D) trafficking in persons, including forced or
slave labor, including of people who are not citizens
of Rwanda but have been removed to Rwanda by the United
States Government; and
(E) treatment of and legal rights and status
provided by the Government of Rwanda to people in
Rwanda who are not citizens of Rwanda but have been
removed to Rwanda 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 Rwanda'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 provided for the Government of Rwanda from,
any practices described in subparagraph (B); and
(D) to assess, prior to removal, how the Government
of Rwanda would treat people who are not citizens of
Rwanda but have been removed to Rwanda by the United
States Government, including--
(i) conducting individualized assessments
of such individuals to determine whether the
Government of Rwanda may send that person to
their country of origin or last residence, and
if so, whether the Government of Rwanda 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 Rwanda
would provide such individuals with legal
immigration status, should they wish to remain
in Rwanda, 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))) provided to
Rwanda 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 Rwanda but have been removed to
Rwanda by the United States Government;
(B) any analysis conducted by the United States
Government of the conditions to be faced in Rwanda by
people who are not citizens of Rwanda but have been
removed to Rwanda by the United States Government,
prior to the rendition, removal, trafficking,
detention, or imprisonment of such individuals to
Rwanda;
(C) an assessment from the Secretary of State of
the conditions in any detention centers or prisons in
Rwanda that may hold people who are not citizens of
Rwanda but have been removed to Rwanda 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 Rwanda returns people who are not
citizens of Rwanda but have been removed to Rwanda 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 Rwanda but have been removed to
Rwanda 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 Rwanda but are within the United States
jurisdiction or effective control from unlawful
rendering, trafficking, or other means of removal to
Rwanda;
(G) all information regarding any agreement or
financial transaction between the United States
Government and the Government of Rwanda related to the
rendition, removal, trafficking, detention, or
imprisonment of individuals who are not citizens of
Rwanda but have been removed to Rwanda by the United
States Government;
(H) all information regarding any individuals sent
to Rwanda 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 Rwanda but
have been wrongfully removed to Rwanda 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 Rwanda
but have been removed to Rwanda by the United States
Government, prior to the rendition, removal, or
trafficking of such individuals to Rwanda;
(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 Rwanda, but have been
removed to Rwanda by the United States Government to
countries that are not Rwanda, including the human
rights conditions for such individuals in those
countries; and
(L) a summary of all meetings in 2025 between
Government of Rwanda officials and Washington-based
officials of the United States Government.
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