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On June 23, 1996 the European Federation of Green Parties approved a resolution supporting the statehood and autonomy movement in Washington, D.C. For full resolution, read more.
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In November 2005, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, took a rare swipe at the United States, saying he was puzzled why residents in the capital of the world's oldest democracy have no Congressional voting rights.
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On April 16, 2002, District resident and statehood activist Timothy Cooper addressed the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva to call upon the U.S. to comply with the recommendations made by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS). On October 17, 2001, the IACHR found the U.S. in violation of human rights related to a charge brought before that body by the Statehood Solidarity Committee in 1993. The Statehood Solidarity Committee charged the U.S. with violations of human rights because of the denial of equal political participation in the nation's legislature and the right to equality before the law for DC citizens. The U.S. had ninety days to adopt the recommendations before the recommendations are made public.
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