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This resolution requests that the Secretary of State submit a comprehensive report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs within 30 days, focusing on human rights practices in the Kingdom of Eswatini (a small nation in southern Africa). The report, to be prepared in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, must provide detailed information about alleged human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests, torture, due process violations, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and human trafficking. The resolution specifically emphasizes examining the treatment of non-Eswatini individuals who have been removed to the country by the United States Government. Additionally, the report must outline steps the U.S. government has taken to promote human rights, discourage harmful practices, assess potential risks to removed individuals, and provide information about any agreements, financial transactions, or assurances related to the rendition or removal of non-citizens to Eswatini. The request is made pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which requires the State Department to monitor and report on human rights practices in countries receiving U.S. assistance.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/351/all-info