| Resolution Number: | 1997-D009 | |
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| Title: | Call for an End to US Military Training That Violates Human Rights | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted and Amended | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That the 72nd General Convention of the Episcopal Church express its sorrow and compassion for the suffering of many citizens of Central America, South America and Caribbean nations who, under regimes formerly supported by the United States, have suffered at the hands of military officers who attended the School of the Americas, now located in Fort Benning, Georgia; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church call upon the President of the United States to assure that no United States government sponsored training facility teaches techniques intended to suppress democratic voices and/or violate any inter-American conventions on human rights; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church stand in solidarity with those countries now struggling to build strong, democratic societies and institutions including uncompromising civilian control of the military; and be it further
Resolved, That this Convention call upon the President and Congress of the United States to review the conduct of all military training programs to ensure that they emphasize a concern for human rights and democratic principles.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 790. |
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