Torture Victim Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to impose civil liability on anyone who, under actual or apparent authority of any foreign nation, subjects any person to torture or extrajudicial killing. Grants jurisdiction over such cases to U.S. district courts only after claimants have exhausted all available remedies in the place in which the conduct giving rise to the claim occurred.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Executive Comment Requested from State, Justice.
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