Mr. President. this morning hearings are being held before the Committee on Foreign Relations on both the U.N. Refugee Convention and the recently submitted protocol to that convention. It is my hope that their deliberations will result in a unanimous recommendation for ratification of both instruments by the Senate. The President submitted the protocol to the Senate on August 1 of this year and asked for immediate consideration. I am gratified that the committee has decided to hold hearings at this time so the Senate possibly will have the opportunity of ratifying at least one convention and one protocol relating to the protection of human rights. Surely this is the least the Senate can do during this year dedicated to internationalizing human rights. The Convention. as modified by the protocol. provides for international protections for refugees without any time limit or date of eligibility for refugee status. It provides for the wellbeing of those who have had to flee their homes and countries because of persecution for their "race. religion. nationality. membership of a particular social group. or political opinion." Mr. President. there is absolutely no reason that these instruments should not be ratified and loudly proclaimed.
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