S.Res. 209 — A resolution expressing concern over interference with freedom of the press and the independence of judicial and electoral institutions in Peru.

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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the erosion of the independence of judicial and electoral branches of the Government of Peru and the blatant intimidation of journalists in Peru are matters of serious concern to the United States; (2) efforts by any person or political movement in Peru to undermine that country's constitutional order for personal or political gain are inconsistent with the standard of representative democracy in the Western Hemisphere; (3) the U.S. Government supports the effort of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to report on the pattern of threats to democracy, freedom of the press, and judicial independence by the Government of Peru; and (4) systematic abuse of the rule of law and threats to democracy in Peru could undermine the confidence of foreign investors in, as well as the creditworthiness of, Peru.

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1999-10-29

Introduced in Senate

1999-10-29

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

1999-11-03

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

1999-11-03

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

1999-11-03

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

1999-11-03

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 378.

1999-11-08

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14334)

1999-11-08

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14334)

A resolution expressing concern over interference with freedom of the press and the independence of judicial and electoral institutions in Peru.

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