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On the recordMarch 22, 2007
I rise to speak about S. 888, the Genocide Accountability Act. It is a bipartisan bill I have introduced with Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, and Senator John Cornyn of Texas. This Genocide Accountability Act is the first legislation produced by the Judiciary Committee's new Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, which I chair and Senator Coburn serves as ranking member. I wish to thank organizations that have endorsed this act, including Africa Action, the American Jewish World Service, Amnesty International USA, the Armenian Assembly of America, the Armenian National Committee of America, the Genocide Intervention Network, Human Rights First, Human Rights Watch, Physicians for Human Rights, Refugees International, and the Save Darfur Coalition.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the introduction of the Genocide Accountability Act and its bipartisan support.

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