SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.J. Res. 605 37-536 O MAY 15, 16; SEPTEMBER 6, 1984 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 3 6105 063 167 634 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida, Chairman H. HAMILTON, Indiana HAEL D. BARNES, Maryland W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan PETER H. KOSTMAYER, Pennsylvania ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey LAWRENCE J. SMITH, Florida HOWARD L. BERMAN, California HARRY M. REID, Nevada MEL LEVINE, California EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York ROBERT GARCIA, New York WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York TOBY ROTH, Wisconsin OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois GERALD B. H. SOLOMON, New York DOUGLAS K. BEREUTER, Nebraska MARK D. SILJANDER, Michigan ED ZSCHAU, California CONTENTS WITNESSES Amy Young, executive director, International Human Rights Law Group.. Hon. Jerome Shestack, president, International League for Human Rights and former Representative of the United States to the U.N. Juan E. Mendez, director of the Washington Office, Americas Watch Millard W. Arnold, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Thursday, September 6, 1984 (full committee markup; no witnesses). 277 MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Text of the U.N. Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment APPENDIXES 1. Briefing paper by Amnesty International entitled, “Against Torture," pub- 2. Text of letter dated August 22, 1984, from Hon. W. Tapley Bennett, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs to Chairman Fascell, providing State Department comments on House Joint (III) |