,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1         
#bjac,mr4 ,pitts 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1    
,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4  
,wolf1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4  
,moran1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,lewis1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 & ,mr4 
,polis7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,prais+ ,india's 
ri* religi\s div]sity & commitm5t to    
tol]ance & equality1 & reaffirm+ ! ne$  
to protect ! rights & fre$oms ( religi\s
 m9orities4  ,:]eas ,india is ! _w's    
l>ge/ democracy1 ) a con/itution t      
protects ! fundam5tal rights ( all      
citiz5s1 includ+ ! "r ( ea* citiz5 to   
pr(ess1 propagate1 & practice 8 or h]   

own religion2 ,:]eas ,india is !        
bir?place ( sev]al ( ! _w's great       
religions1 includ+ ,h9duism1 ,buddhism1 
,sikhism1 & ,ja9ism2 ,:]eas ,india & !  
,unit$ ,/ates enjoy a /rong hi/oric     
relation%ip & believe deeply 9 ! causes 
( lib]ty1 ju/ice1 & equality "u ! law2  
,:]eas ,india & ! ,unit$ ,/ates h ri*   
multie?nic societies & %>e a commitm5t  
to ! values ( tol]ance1 pluralism1 &    
religi\s div]sity2 ,:]eas ! population (
 ,india includes a ,h9du majority1 !    
?ird l>ge/ ,muslim population 9 ! _w1 a 
,*ri/ian population ( m ?an #be1jjj1jjj1
 a ,sikh population ( m ?an #ai1jjj1jjj1
 & doz5s ( o!r fai?s2 ,:]eas contr>y to 
! tol]ant & plurali/ic traditions ( !   
,h9du fai?1 /r&s ( ! ,h9du nationali/   
movem5t h advanc$ a divisive & viol5t   
ag5da t has h>m$ ! social fabric (      
,india2 ,:]eas on ,decemb] #f1 #aiib1 a 
l>ge mob de/roy$ ! hi/oric #af?-c5tury  
,babri ,mosque 9 ,ayodhya1 :i* 0 locat$ 
on a site claim$ to be ! bir?place ( !  
,h9du god ,rama2 ,:]eas accord+ to !    

,congressional ,rese>* ,s]vice1 ensu+   
communal riots left _m hundr$s dead 9   
cities across ,india & ,mumbai 0        
especially h>d hit z ! site ( coord9at$ 
#aiic t]rori/ bomb+s believ$ to h be5 a 
retaliatory /rike by ,muslims2 ,:]eas on
 ,febru>y #bg1 #bjjb1 9 ! city ( ,godhra
 9 ! we/]n /ate ( ,guj>at1 ,india1 #eh  
,h9dus 7 burnt alive 9 a tra9 coa* fire1
 & communal viol5ce erupt$ 9 sev]al     
,guj>ati cities2 ,:]eas 9 !             
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,report 
( #bjjc1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate f\nd t ,9 ,guj>at ! wor/ religi\s 
viol5ce direct$ aga9/ ,muslims by ,h9dus
 took place 9 ,febru>y & ,m>* #bjjb1    
leav+ an e/imat$ #b1jjj dead & #ajj1jjj 
displac$ into refugee camps '''         
,*ri/ians 7 also victims 9 ,guj>at1 & _m
 *ur*es 7 de/roy$2 ,:]eas ! ,indian     
magaz9e ,tehelka report$ t _m ( ! p :o  
p>ticipat$ 9 ! viol5ce said x 0 possible
 only because ( ! connivance ( ! /ate   
police & ,guj>at ,*ief ,m9i/] ,n>5dra   
,modi2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 

d5i$ ,m9i/] ,modi a visa to ! ,unit$    
,/ates 9 #bjje on ! gr\nds ( egregi\s   
religi\s fre$om violations "u !         
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih1 ! fir/ & only "t su* a d5ial has 
be5 issu$2 ,:]eas #aj ye>s aft] !       
viol5ce took place1 ,human ,rights ,wat*
 report$ on ,febru>y #bd1 #bjab1 t ,modi
 has act$ aga9/ :i/lebl[]s :ile mak+ no 
ef=t to prosecute ^? responsible = !    
anti-,muslim viol5ce ''' ,:]e ju/ice has
 be5 deliv]$ 9 ,guj>at1 x has be5 9     
spite ( ! /ate gov]nm5t1 n because ( x42
 ,:]eas #aj ye>s aft] ! viol5ce took    
place1 ,amne/y ,int]national report$ on 
,febru>y #bi1 #bjab1 t at lea/ #ba1jjj  
survivors & relatives ( ! victims rema9$
 9 #ai transit relief camps2 ,:]eas     
viol5ce broke out betwe5 ,*ri/ians &    
,h9dus 9 ! ea/]n /ate ( ,odi%a 9        
,decemb] #bjjg1 ) significant riot+ &   
loot+ ( %ops & *ur*es & m ?an #a1jjj p  
displac$ f _! homes2 ,:]eas ! ,augu/    
#bjjh murd] ( a prom95t ,h9du lead] (   
,vi%wa ,h9du ,p>i%ad 9 ,odi%a sp>k$ a   

viol5t campaign aga9/ ,*ri/ians1 al?\gh 
,maoi/ extremi/s claim$ responsibility =
 ! assass9ation2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate report$ t #dj p 7     
kill$1 #acd 7 injur$1 *ur*es & homes 7  
de/roy$1 & m ?an #aj1jjj p fl$ ! /ate2  
,:]eas ! ,associat$ ,press report$ at ! 
"t t ! viol5ce provid$ a w9d[ into      
,india's hidd5 fragility1 its sometimes 
dang]\s political climate1 & ! fi]ce    
hi/orical divisions buri$ 9 its va/     
div]sity2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,commission on ,int]national     
,religi\s ,fre$om 7,,uscirf71 !re 0 no  
imm$iate police or /ate gov]nm5t        
reaction to ! ,odi%a viol5ce1 & religi\s
 lead]s & aid ag5cies 7 d5i$ access to  
provide c>e = ! victims2 ,:]eas !       
,national ,solid>ity ,=um1 an indep5d5t 
,indian tribunal ( =m] judges1          
j\rnali/s1 & political analy/s1 conclud$
 9 #bjaj t in/itutional bias on ! "p ( !
 ,odi%a /ate gov]nm5t1 its police1 &    
judicial sy/em1 l$ to a lack ( ju/ice & 
acc\ntability2 ,:]eas ! ,all ,india     

,*ri/ian ,c\ncil1 an ,indian            
nongov]nm5tal organization1 report$ 9   
#bjab t /ate police docum5t$ an e/imat$ 
#c1ejj compla9ts relat$ to ! #bjjg to   
#bjjh ,odi%a viol5ce1 b only #hbg cases 
7 regi/]$ ) local or /ate c\rt          
/ructures2 ,:]eas ,,uscirf f\nd t !     
inve/igative & c\rt /ructures !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,india creat$ 9 response to 
! communal viol5ce 9 ,guj>at & ,odi%a   
fail$ to end intimidation1 h>assm5t1 &  
viol5ce aga9/ religi\s m9orities2 ,:]eas
 accord+ to a #bjab report by ! ,pew    
,rese>* ,c5t]'s ,=um on ,religion       
,public ,life1 ,india falls into a high 
category = gov]nm5t re/rictions on      
religion & a v high category = religi\s 
social ho/ilities2 ,:]eas nongov]nm5tal 
organizations & ,*ri/ian1 ,muslim1 &    
,sikh communities report$ an increase 9 
religi\sly motivat$ h>assm5t & viol5ce  
ov] ! la/ #b ye>s1 & expect x to        
increase 9 advance ( ! #bjad g5]al      
elections2 ,:]eas on ,augu/ #bg1 #bjac1 
communal viol5ce erupt$ 9 ,muzaff>nag>1 

,utt> ,prade%1 ,india's mo/ popul\s     
/ate1 ) m ?an #fj ,muslims & ,h9dus     
kill$1 #ej1jjj p displac$1 & ?\s&s      
rema9+ 9 relief camps #b mon?s lat]2    
,:]eas on ,septemb] #ah1 #bjac1 a local 
c\rt 9 ,muzaff>nag> issu$ arre/ w>rants 
aga9/ #af politicians & community       
lead]s1 includ+ ,bahujan ,samaj ,p>ty   
p>liam5t>ian ,qadir ,rana & ,bh>atiya   
,janata ,p>ty ,legislative ,assembly    
memb]s ,sangeet ,som & ,bh>t5du ,s+h =  
incit+ ! viol5ce2 ,:]eas sev]al /ates h 
,fre$om-(-,religion ,laws1 commonly     
ref]r$ to z anticonv]sion laws1 t       
purport to ban =c$ conv]sions b actually
 are us$ to prev5t c]ta9 religi\s gr\ps 
f peacefully p]suad+ o!rs to *ange _!   
religion2 & ,:]eas ,,uscirf f\nd 9 its  
#bjac ,annual ,report t /ates ) ^! laws 
h high] incid5ts ( intimidation1        
h>assm5t & viol5ce aga9/ religi\s       
m9orities1 p>ticul>ly ,*ri/ians1 ?an    
/ates t d n43 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! suff]+ ( all ,indian       

citiz5s :o h be5 victims ( religi\s     
viol5ce1 includ+ ! victims ( all fai?s f
 ! #aiib ,babri ,mosque riots1 ! #bjjb  
,guj>at riots1 ! #bjjh ,odi%a riots1 &  
viol5ce t is ongo+ today2  7#b7 calls = 
religi\s fre$om & relat$ human rights to
 be includ$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,india    
,/rategic ,dialogue1 & = ^! issues to be
 rais$ directly ) f$]al & /ate ,indian  
,gov]nm5t (ficials :5 appropriate2  7#c7
 %>es ! op9ion ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,commission on ,int]national ,religi\s  
,fre$om 7,,uscirf7 t ! ,guj>at gov]nm5t 
has n adequately pursu$ ju/ice = !      
victims ( ! #bjjb viol5ce & rema9s      
conc]n$ by reports f j\rnali/s & human  
rights gr\ps ab\t ! complicity ( local  
(ficials 9 ! #bjjb viol5ce2  7#d7       
comm5ds ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t =     
ex]cis+ its au?ority 9 #bjje "u !       
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih to d5y a ,unit$ ,/ates visa to    
,n>5dra ,modi on ! gr\nds ( religi\s    
fre$om violations1 & enc\rages x to     

review ! applications ( any individuals 
implicat$ 9 religi\s fre$om violations  
"u ! same /&>d2  7#e7 comm5ds ! role (  
,india's ,national ,human ,rights       
,commission & ! ,indian ,supreme ,c\rt1 
:i* has l$ to "s convictions 9 ,guj>at  
riot cases & ! arre/ ( a few high-level 
lead]s 9 ! ,guj>ati adm9i/ration2  7#f7 
urges ,india to increase tra9+ on human 
rights & religi\s fre$om /&>ds &        
practices = police & ! judici>y1        
p>ticul>ly 9 /ates ) a hi/ory or        
likelihood ( communal viol5ce2  7#g7    
calls on ,guj>at & o!r ,indian /ates )  
anti-conv]sion laws to repeal su*       
legislation & ensure fre$om to practice1
 propagate1 & pr(ess ones' religion z   
en%r9$ 9 ! ,indian con/itution2  7#h7   
urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,india to emp[] !   
,national ,commission on ,m9orities )   
en=cem5t me*anisms1 su* z ! ability to  
conduct trials & he> appeals2  7#i7     
enc\rages ! e/abli%m5t ( an imp>tial    
body ( int]fai? religi\s lead]s1 human  
rights advocates1 legal exp]ts1 &       

gov]nm5t (ficials to discuss & recomm5d 
actions to promote religi\s tol]ance &  
und]/&+2 &  7#aj7 urges all political   
p>ties & religi\s organizations to      
publicly oppose ! exploitation (        
religi\s diff]5ces & d5\nce h>assm5t &  
viol5ce aga9/ religi\s m9orities1       
especially 9 ! run-up to ,india's g5]al 
elections 9 #bjad4