100 million people and subjected countless others to the worst
and widest-spread human rights abuses known to history, with
victims representing many different ethnicities, creeds and
backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Through false promises of equality and liberation,
communist regimes have, as a matter of government policy, robbed
residents of the rights of freedom of religion, freedom of
speech and freedom of association, through coercion, brutality
and fear; and
WHEREAS, Many victims of communism were persecuted as
political prisoners for speaking out against these communist
regimes and others were killed in genocidal, state-sponsored
purges; and
WHEREAS, In addition to violating basic human rights,
communist regimes have suppressed freedom of conscience,
cultural life and self-determination movements in more than 40
nations; and
WHEREAS, The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in
Washington, DC, a nonprofit organization authorized by a
unanimous act of the Congress of the United States, educates
people about the ideology, history and legacy of communism and
honors those who have suffered and died under communist regimes;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate November 7, 2023, as
"Victims of Communism Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania transmit a
copy of this resolution to the Victims of Communism Memorial
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