| Resolution Number: | 1985-D068 |
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| Title: | Urge Observance of the Helsinki Accords on Human Rights |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That this 68th General Convention of the Episcopal Church call on the Soviet bloc governments and on all other signatories to the Helsinki Accords to fulfill their human rights obligations under the Helsinki Accords; and be it further
Resolved, That this Convention call on the U.S. State Department and the foreign ministries of all signatories to the Helsinki Accords to continue to link their nations' future cooperation in economic, science, and technology transfer activities to improvements in human rights practices; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of this Convention communicate this resolution to the U.S. State Department and the foreign ministries of all the Helsinki signatories.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 264. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Problems |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D068)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 68th General Convention of the Episcopal Church call on Soviet bloc governments to fulfill their human rights obligations under the Helsinki Accords; and be it further
Resolved, That this Convention call on the U.S. State Department and the foreign ministries of the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, and Italy to continue to link cooperation with Soviet bloc countries in economic, science, and technology transfer activities to improvements in human rights practices.
Proposed Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 68th General Convention of the Episcopal Church call on the Soviet bloc governments and on all other signatories to the Helsinki Accords to fulfill their human rights obligations under the Helsinki Accords; and be it further
Resolved, That this Convention call on the U.S. State Department and the foreign ministries of all signatories to the Helsinki Accords to continue to link their nations' future cooperation in economic, science, and technology transfer activities to improvements in human rights practices; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of this Convention communicate this resolution to the U.S. State Department and the foreign ministries of all the Helsinki signatories.
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #192)
House of Bishops
The following message was received from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #192: D068 Substitute (Compliance with Provisions of the Helsinki Accords).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #251)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 14.
| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention calls on nations to fulfill their human rights obligations under the Helsinki Accords and to link foreign policy to improvements in human rights. |
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