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21:14, 13-Sep-2017
US Congress sends resolution condemning white supremacy to Trump
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The US senate approved a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups following a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month.
The US Congress on Tuesday had submitted a resolution to White House against the violence initiated by various hate groups. The senate approved the resolution by a voice vote.
The resolution will be now presented to US President Donald Trump, who has been widely criticized for his remarks on the violence. He had blamed "both sides" for the Charlottesville violence and suggested that some "very fine people" were among the white-nationalist marchers.
Demonstrators march past the Trump International Hotel August 13, 2017 in Washington, DC, US. /AFP Photo
Demonstrators march past the Trump International Hotel August 13, 2017 in Washington, DC, US. /AFP Photo
In the resolution, US lawmakers urged Trump to denounce "White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups."
It termed the death of counter protester Heather Heyer as a "domestic terrorist attack.” The resolution maintained that she was killed and 19 protesters injured after a car allegedly driven by a neo-Nazi rammed into a crowd of demonstrators in Charlottesville on August 12.
The resolution also calls on the Trump administration to "use all resources available" to improve data collection of hate crimes and "address the growing prevalence of those hate groups in the United States."
The bill was negotiated on a bipartisan basis by Virginia's congressional delegation.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency