A resolution expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.

3/10/2008--Passed Senate amended. Expresses condolences to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and recognizes the families' courage in seeking justice. Expresses the solidarity of the people of the United States with the people of Guatemala in the face of these tragic acts. Condemns the ongoing abductions and murders of women and girls in Guatemala. Urges the government of Guatemala to:
(1) strengthen laws with respect to domestic violence and sexual harassment, improve the integrity of the prosecutorial and judicial systems, and provide the resources to enforce justice for crimes against women; and
(2) hold accountable law enforcement and judicial officials who have failed to investigate and prosecute the murders. Encourages the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to provide assistance in establishing a comprehensive missing persons system and a state protection program for witnesses, victims' relatives, and human rights defenders. Encourages the Secretary to support efforts to identify perpetrators and unknown victims through forensic analysis, including assisting the government of Guatemala in adequately funding the National Institute for Forensic Science (INACIF) and training lab personnel in investigatory and evidence gathering protocols. Recommends that the Secretary develop a comprehensive plan to combat the growing problem of violence against women in Latin America.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
• and 13 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations

Amendments

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Amendments to S.Res.178

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.4149	Pass	To amend the resolution.
S.Amdt.4150	Pass	To amend the preamble.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate
May 01, 2007		March 10, 2008

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• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Mar 10, 2008. Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 3/11/2008 S1890-1891)
• Mar 10, 2008: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
• Mar 10, 2008: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Mar 10, 2008. Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
• May 01, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• May 01, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5399-5400)
• Introduced on May 01, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Foreign policy
• Child abuse
• Children
• Civil liberties
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• Commemorations
• Congressional tributes
• Crimes against women
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice
• Families
• Family violence
• Forensic medicine
• Government employees
• Guatemala
• Human rights
• International affairs
• Judges
• Judicial officers
• Kidnapping
• Latin America
• Law
• Law enforcement officers
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Misconduct in office
• Missing persons
• Murder
• Police
• Police training
• Prosecution
• Public prosecutors
• Rule of law
• Sexual harassment
• Torture
• Victims of crimes
• Witnesses
• Women
• Women's rights

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March 25, 2008 Senate Passes Resolution Condemning Murders of Women in Guatemala

The US Senate unanimously approved a resolution (S.Res.178) condemning the brutal murders of women in Guatemala and encouraging the United...

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March 11, 2008 EL SENADO ESTADOUNIDENSE EXIGE AL GOBIERNO DE GUATEMALA RESPONDER ...

March 11, 2008 - Washington, DC - In commemoration of International Women's Day, the US Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 178 (S. Res. 178) last night, highlighting the more than 2000 unsolved murders of women and girls in ...

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August 27, 2007 NEWS FLASH AND UPDATE

NEWS FLASH AND UPDATE From The GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION/USA Summer greetings! ... your Senators today and encourage them to cosponsor Senate Resolution 178. S.Res.178 offers

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