[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 634 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 634
Requesting information on the Republic of Equatorial Guinea'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
March 10, 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 Equatorial Guinea's human
rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EQUATORIAL GUINEA'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 Equatorial Guinea'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 Equatorial Guinea, including--
(A) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention,
imprisonment, torture and cruel or inhumane treatment,
including of people who are not citizens of Equatorial
Guinea but have been removed to Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea but have been
removed to Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial
Guinea but have been removed to Equatorial Guinea by
the United States Government;
(D) trafficking in persons, including forced or
slave labor, including of people who are not citizens
of Equatorial Guinea but have been removed to
Equatorial Guinea by the United States Government; and
(E) treatment of and legal rights and status
provided by the Government of Equatorial Guinea to
people in Equatorial Guinea who are not citizens of
Equatorial Guinea but have been removed to Equatorial
Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea'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 Equatorial
Guinea from, any practices described in subparagraph
(B); and
(D) to assess, prior to removal, how the Government
of Equatorial Guinea would treat people who are not
citizens of Equatorial Guinea but have been removed to
Equatorial Guinea by the United States Government,
including--
(i) conducting individualized assessments
of such individuals to determine whether the
Government of Equatorial Guinea may send that
person to their country of origin or last
residence, and if so, whether the Government of
Equatorial Guinea 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
Equatorial Guinea would provide such
individuals with legal immigration status,
should they wish to remain in Equatorial
Guinea, 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
Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea but
have been removed to Equatorial Guinea by the United
States Government;
(B) any analysis conducted by the United States
Government of the conditions to be faced in Equatorial
Guinea by people who are not citizens of Equatorial
Guinea but have been removed to Equatorial Guinea by
the United States Government, prior to the rendition,
removal, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of
such individuals to Equatorial Guinea;
(C) an assessment from the Secretary of State of
the conditions in any detention centers or prisons in
Equatorial Guinea that may hold people who are not
citizens of Equatorial Guinea but have been removed to
Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea returns people who are
not citizens of Equatorial Guinea but have been removed
to Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea but have been
removed to Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea but are within the United
States jurisdiction or effective control from unlawful
rendering, trafficking, or other means of removal to
Equatorial Guinea;
(G) all information regarding any agreement or
financial transaction between the United States
Government and the Government of Equatorial Guinea
related to the rendition, removal, trafficking,
detention, or imprisonment of individuals who are not
citizens of Equatorial Guinea but have been removed to
Equatorial Guinea by the United States Government;
(H) all information regarding any individuals sent
to Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial
Guinea but have been wrongfully removed to Equatorial
Guinea 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
Equatorial Guinea but have been removed to Equatorial
Guinea by the United States Government, prior to the
rendition, removal, or trafficking of such individuals
to Equatorial Guinea;
(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 Equatorial Guinea, but
have been removed to Equatorial Guinea by the United
States Government to countries that are not Equatorial
Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea officials and
Washington-based officials of the United States
Government.
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