COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS Human Rights Compilation of Documents Pertaining U.S. Laws on Human Rights Basic U.N. Human Rights Instruments War Crimes and International Humanitarian Laws Human Rights Bodies Established by U.S. Laws or Washington, D.C. 20402 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin, Chairman DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan PETER H. KOSTMAYER, Pennsylvania MEL LEVINE, California EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan LARRY WINN, JR., Kansas BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California JOEL PRITCHARD, Washington JIM LEACH, Iowa 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 FOREWORD HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Washington, D.C. This compilation of human rights materials assembles the provisions in current U.S. laws relating to human rights, the texts of key international human rights instruments adopted by the United Nations, by regional organizations, and the International Red Cross Conferences. It should provide a useful guide for Members of the House of Representatives, particularly those on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, interested in the role of human rights in U.S. foreign policy, as well as for the public. CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Chairman. (III) |