SenateS.Res. 885119th Congress
A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'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. 885
Requesting information on the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'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 Guinea-Bissau's human rights
practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON GUINEA-BISSAU'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 Guinea-Bissau'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 Guinea-Bissau, including--
(A) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention,
imprisonment, torture and cruel or inhumane treatment,
including of people who are not citizens of Guinea-
Bissau but have been removed to Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau but have been removed
to Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-
Bissau but have been removed to Guinea-Bissau by the
United States Government;
(D) trafficking in persons, including forced or
slave labor, including of people who are not citizens
of Guinea-Bissau but have been removed to Guinea-Bissau
by the United States Government; and
(E) treatment of and legal rights and status
provided by the Government of Guinea-Bissau to people
in Guinea-Bissau who are not citizens of Guinea-Bissau
but have been removed to Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau'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 Guinea-Bissau
from, any practices described in subparagraph (B); and
(D) to assess, prior to removal, how the Government
of Guinea-Bissau would treat people who are not
citizens of Guinea-Bissau but have been removed to
Guinea-Bissau by the United States Government,
including--
(i) conducting individualized assessments
of such individuals to determine whether the
Government of Guinea-Bissau may send that
person to their country of origin or last
residence, and if so, whether the Government of
Guinea-Bissau 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
Guinea-Bissau would provide such individuals
with legal immigration status, should they wish
to remain in Guinea-Bissau, 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
Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau but have been removed
to Guinea-Bissau by the United States Government;
(B) any analysis conducted by the United States
Government of the conditions to be faced in Guinea-
Bissau by people who are not citizens of Guinea-Bissau
but have been removed to Guinea-Bissau by the United
States Government, prior to the rendition, removal,
trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of such
individuals to Guinea-Bissau;
(C) an assessment from the Secretary of State of
the conditions in any detention centers or prisons in
Guinea-Bissau that may hold people who are not citizens
of Guinea-Bissau but have been removed to Guinea-Bissau
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 Guinea-Bissau returns people who are not
citizens of Guinea-Bissau but have been removed to
Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau but have been
removed to Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau but are within the United
States jurisdiction or effective control from unlawful
rendering, trafficking, or other means of removal to
Guinea-Bissau;
(G) all information regarding any agreement or
financial transaction between the United States
Government and the Government of Guinea-Bissau related
to the rendition, removal, trafficking, detention, or
imprisonment of individuals who are not citizens of
Guinea-Bissau but have been removed to Guinea-Bissau by
the United States Government;
(H) all information regarding any individuals sent
to Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-
Bissau but have been wrongfully removed to Guinea-
Bissau 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 Guinea-
Bissau but have been removed to Guinea-Bissau by the
United States Government, prior to the rendition,
removal, or trafficking of such individuals to Guinea-
Bissau;
(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 Guinea-Bissau, but have
been removed to Guinea-Bissau by the United States
Government to countries that are not Guinea-Bissau,
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 Guinea-Bissau officials and
Washington-based officials of the United States
Government.
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