SenateS.Res. 876119th Congress
A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Sierra Leone's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 876
Requesting information on the Republic of Sierra Leone'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
September 23, 2026
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 Sierra Leone's human rights
practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SIERRA LEONE'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 Sierra Leone'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 Sierra Leone, including--
(A) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention,
imprisonment, torture and cruel or inhumane treatment,
including of people who are not citizens of Sierra
Leone but have been removed to Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone but have been removed
to Sierra Leone 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 Sierra
Leone but have been removed to Sierra Leone by the
United States Government;
(D) trafficking in persons, including forced or
slave labor, including of people who are not citizens
of Sierra Leone but have been removed to Sierra Leone
by the United States Government; and
(E) treatment of and legal rights and status
provided by the Government of Sierra Leone to people in
Sierra Leone who are not citizens of Sierra Leone but
have been removed to Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone'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 Sierra Leone
from, any practices described in subparagraph (B); and
(D) to assess, prior to removal, how the Government
of Sierra Leone would treat people who are not citizens
of Sierra Leone but have been removed to Sierra Leone
by the United States Government, including--
(i) conducting individualized assessments
of such individuals to determine whether the
Government of Sierra Leone may send that person
to their country of origin or last residence,
and if so, whether the Government of Sierra
Leone 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 Sierra
Leone would provide such individuals with legal
immigration status, should they wish to remain
in Sierra Leone, 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
Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone but have been removed
to Sierra Leone by the United States Government;
(B) any analysis conducted by the United States
Government of the conditions to be faced in Sierra
Leone by people who are not citizens of Sierra Leone
but have been removed to Sierra Leone by the United
States Government, prior to the rendition, removal,
trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of such
individuals to Sierra Leone;
(C) an assessment from the Secretary of State of
the conditions in any detention centers or prisons in
Sierra Leone that may hold people who are not citizens
of Sierra Leone but have been removed to Sierra Leone
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 Sierra Leone returns people who are not
citizens of Sierra Leone but have been removed to
Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone but have been
removed to Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone but are within the United
States jurisdiction or effective control from unlawful
rendering, trafficking, or other means of removal to
Sierra Leone;
(G) all information regarding any agreement or
financial transaction between the United States
Government and the Government of Sierra Leone related
to the rendition, removal, trafficking, detention, or
imprisonment of individuals who are not citizens of
Sierra Leone but have been removed to Sierra Leone by
the United States Government;
(H) all information regarding any individuals sent
to Sierra Leone by the United States Government in 2025
and 2026;
(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 Sierra
Leone but have been wrongfully removed to Sierra Leone
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 Sierra
Leone but have been removed to Sierra Leone by the
United States Government, prior to the rendition,
removal, or trafficking of such individuals to Sierra
Leone;
(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 Sierra Leone, but have
been removed to Sierra Leone by the United States
Government to countries that are not Sierra Leone,
including the human rights conditions for such
individuals in those countries; and
(L) a summary of all meetings in 2025 and 2026
between Government of Sierra Leone officials and
Washington-based officials of the United States
Government.
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