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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 2937 (Introduced in Senate) — To authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose target... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act: The term Burmese military — means to the Armed Forces of Burma, including the army, navy, and air force; and includes security services under the control of the Armed Forces of Burma such as the police and border guards. The term crimes against humanity includes the following, when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack: Murder. Forced transfer of population. Torture. Extermination.
Enslavement. Rape, sexual slavery, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable severity. Enforced disappearance of persons. Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law. Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law. The term Executive Order 14014 means Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 9429; relating to blocking property with respect to the situation in Burma).
The term genocide means any offense described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. The term transitional justice means the range of judicial, nonjudicial, formal, informal, retributive, and restorative measures employed by countries transitioning out of armed conflict or repressive regimes, or employed by the international community through international justice mechanisms, to redress past or ongoing atrocities and to promote long-term, sustainable peace. The term war crime has the meaning given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code.
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