| Resolution Number: | 2022-D024 |
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| Title: | Oppose U.S. Military Assistance to Countries that Violate Human Rights |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That The Episcopal Church reaffirm its longstanding commitment to supporting human rights in our own countries and around the world, and to ensuring that U.S. military assistance and arms sales not be used to perpetuate conflict, violate human rights, or contribute to corruption, instability, or violence; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations and Episcopal Public Policy Network support policies to oppose U.S. government military assistance, including the sale or provision of arms and related technologies such as surveillance equipment, to countries that have demonstrated well-documented, persistent, and egregious human rights abuses or severe corruption contributing to instability and conflict, and work to ensure that the United States government is not playing a role in furthering violent conflicts.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), pp. 868-869. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Ms. Karma Quick-Panwala |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and United States Policy |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #10 on Resolution D024 (Conditioning U.S. Military Assistance on Human Rights) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D024)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That The Episcopal Church reaffirm its longstanding commitment to supporting human rights in our own countries and around the world, and to ensuring that U.S. military assistance and arms sales not be used to perpetuate conflict, violate human rights, or contribute to corruption, instability, or violence; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations and Episcopal Public Policy Network support policies to oppose U.S. government military assistance, including the sale or provision of arms and related technologies such as surveillance equipment, to countries that have demonstrated well-documented, persistent, and egregious human rights abuses or severe corruption contributing to instability and conflict, and work to ensure that the United States government is not playing a role in furthering violent conflicts.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #36)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #43 on HD Message #36 on Resolution D024 (Conditioning U.S. Military Assistance on Human Rights) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #335)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention supports policies opposing U.S. Government military assistance, including arms sales, to countries that have demonstrated human rights abuses or severe corruption. |
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| Notes: | Many resolutions concurred by the House of Bishops on Day 3 resulted in two messages being sent to the House of Deputies. The Acts of Convention followed the Journal Editor’s lead in using the second message number as the official message. House of Bishops Message #335 was preceded by House of Bishops Message #269. |