Central American Studies and Temporary Relief Act of 1987: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Rules of the House of the Committee on Rules, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 618 and H.R. 1409 to Temporarily Suspend the Deportations of Certain Salvadorans and Nicaraguans, May 13, June 3 and 17, 1987U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 297 pagini |
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ABRAMS administration aliens Americas Watch areas asked assistance asylum applicants attacks BEILENSON bill BOLTON BONIOR Central America Chairman CISPES civilians committee conflict CONGRESS THE LIBRARY contras Costa Rica death squad Department detainees detention displaced persons DOBRIANSKY economic El Salvador extended voluntary departure fear FMLN forces going grant groups guerrillas hearing Honduras human rights violations humanitarian ICM's illegal individual International interrogation interviewed investigation Joe Moakley KELLEY killed legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRESS migration military Miskito MOAKLEY NEIER NELSON Nicaraguan government Nicaraguan refugees Nueva Guinea organizations percent period personal security problems political President Duarte Puebla delegation Puebla Institute Punta Gorda question questionnaires reasons Refugee Act resettlement Salva Salvador and Nicaragua Salvadoran returnees Salvadorans and Nicaraguans San Salvador Sandinista SCHULZ SHEA situation statement status testimony Thank tion torture U.S. Embassy United violence or persecution
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Pagina 258 - ... torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind...
Pagina 128 - ... well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion...
Pagina 258 - ... mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official...
Pagina 127 - Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee: I am grateful for this opportunity to appear before you today.
Pagina 128 - US obligations under the 1951 Convention and 1967 protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.
Pagina 279 - Act, to be so eligible, and (iii) aliens lawfully admitted for temporary residence under this section, such status not having changed, shall be considered to be permanently residing in the United States under color of law.
Pagina 238 - Persons liable to conscription for military service who, for reasons of conscience or profound conviction arising from religious, ethical, moral, humanitarian, philosophical or similar motives, refuse to perform armed service shall enjoy a personal right to be released from the obligation to perform such service.
Pagina 115 - STATEMENT OF HON. MORRIS K. UDALL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA Mr. UDALL.
Pagina 116 - STATEMENT OF HON. RALPH REGULA, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO Mr. Chairman and members of the...
Pagina 148 - Mr. Chairman, and Members of the subcommittee, I an pleased to have the opportunity to comment on HR 4447, which you are considering today.