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 101 STAT. 1414

PUBLIC LAW 100-204—DEC. 22, 1987

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress expresses its outrage at the human rights abuses specified in subsection (a), pledges to continually speak out against all governments which commit such abuses, and urges the Government of Paraguay to respect the internationaly recognized human rights of its citizens. PART C—AFRICA SEC. 1221. HUMAN RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) the Government of Ethiopia has systematically violated the internationaly recognized human rights of its citizens; (2) the Government of Ethiopia holds large numbers of political prisoners and regularly detains without trial many other political opponents of the government; (3) the Government of Ethiopia engages in torture and illtreatment of political prisoners; (4) reliable reports indicate that many political opponents of the Government of Ethiopia "disappear' and that approximately sixty political prisoners were executed in October 1985 without benefit of trial; and (5) over one million Ethiopians have fled the country. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress expresses its outrage at the human rights abuses specified in subsection (a), pledges to continually speak out against all governments which commit such abuses, and urges the Government of Ethiopia to respect the internationaly recognized human rights of its citizens. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Cuba. President of U.S.

President of U.S. Mikhail Gorbachev.

South Africa.

SEC. 1222. UNITED STATES POLICY ON ANGOLA.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) it is in the interest of peace and economic development in southern Africa for the President and the Secretary of State to discuss the conflict in Angola with Soviet leaders; (2) the President has stated that the resolution of regional conflicts such as Angola, Afghanistan, and Nicaragua is critical to improvements in Soviet-American relations; (3) the proposed summit between President Reagan and Secretary General Gorbachev provides the United States with an opportunity to encourage complete Soviet-Cuban withdrawal from Angola, the possible provision of humanitarian assistance, and the holding of free and fair elections; (4) the Marxist regime in Angola known as the Popular Movement for Liberation of Angola (hereafter in this section referred to as the "MPLA") is currently launching a major drysesison offensive against the opposition involving thousands of Cuban troops and billions of dollars in sophisticated Soviet weaponry; (5) the people of Angola are starving because of the hardships resulting from 12 years of civil war and inefficient Marxist economic policies; (6) the MPLA regime has turned to the international community for substantial food aid while continuing to spend most of Angola's national budget on sustaining the war effort, including payments for Cuban troops and Soviet arms; and (7) the growing intensity of the war, the starvation and mounting suffering of the Angolan people, the continued presence in Angola of 37,000 Cuban combat troops and South Afri-

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