Story highlights Pro-democracy activists have denounced Turkish president's human rights record

The measure is non-binding, but it adds to a chorus of strong public condemnation

(CNN) Top House Republicans and Democrats are uniting to introduce a resolution condemning Turkey, a US ally, after a violent altercation erupted at the Turkish Ambassador's residence in Washington in which security officials brutally beat US protestors.

The images of the Turkish security forces hitting a group of Americans protesting human rights practices of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government on the same day he was hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House went viral.

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce, a California Republican, and the top Democrat on the panel, New York's Eliot Engel, crafted the House resolution sharply criticizing the Erdogan government's handling of the issue and calling on those involved to be prosecuted. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, the House Minority Whip, are also original co-sponsors.

The measure is non-binding, but it adds to a chorus of strong public condemnation of the incident by senior members of Congress in both parties and highlighting concerns about how Erdogan's regime has treated those who disagree with its tactics.

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