,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #dhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1 #bjad   
,ms4 ,ros-,leht95 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,salmon1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,ms4        
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4    
,g>cia1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,grayson1 
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,ms4 ,wilson
 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,florida1   
,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,/ockman1 ,mr4 ,duncan 
( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,k9z+] (         
,ill9ois7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,support+ ! p ( 
,v5ezuela z !y prote/ peacefully =      
democratic *ange & call+ to end !       
viol5ce4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t %\ld support ! free & peaceful
 ex]cise ( repres5tative democracy 9    
,v5ezuela1 condemn+ viol5ce &           
intimidation aga9/ ! c\ntry's political 
opposition1 & call+ = dialogue betwe5   
all political actors 9 ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas1
 on ,febru>y #ab1 #bjad1 also kn[n 9    
,v5ezuela z ! ,national ,y\? ,day1      

/ud5ts began prote/+ 9 sev]al cities    
aga9/ anti-democratic decisions & !     
crippl+ economy made by ,v5ezuelan lead]
 ,nicolas ,maduro2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y  
#ab1 #bjad1 a judge issu$ an arre/      
w>rant = ,leopoldo ,lpez1 lead] ( !     
opposition p>ty ,voluntad ,popul>1 =    
baseless & unf\nd$ allegations 9        
connection ) ! /ud5t prote/s2 ,:]eas1 on
 ,febru>y #ag1 #bjad1 ! ,gov]nm5t (     
,v5ezuela notifi$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate t x _h decl>$ #c      
consul> (fic]s at ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,embassy 9 ,v5ezuela p]sonae non gratae2
 ,:]eas ov] ! la/ ye>1 ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,v5ezuela has expell$ a total ( #h      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t (ficials f      
,v5ezuela2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ah1     
#bjad1 opposition lead] ,leopoldo ,lopez
 turn$ himself 9 to ,v5ezuelan          
au?orities1 0 arre/$1 & *>g$ ) crim9al  
incitem5t1 conspiracy1 arson1 & int5t to
 damage prop]ty2 ,:]eas ,leopoldo ,lopez
 is curr5tly be+ held 9 a prison at a   
milit>y facility2 ,:]eas accord+ to     

,amne/y ,int]national1 ,! *>ges br\ght  
aga9/ ,v5ezuelan opposition lead]       
,leopoldo ,lpez smack ( a politically   
motivat$ attempt to sil5ce diss5t 9 !   
c\ntry2 ,:]eas ! ,v5ezuelan ,gov]nm5t   
has block$ us]s' onl9e images z         
opposition gr\ps m>*$ ?r\gh ,c>acas2    
,:]eas ! ,v5ezuelan p h be5 prote/+     
economic1 social1 & political conc]ns   
fac+ _! c\ntry1 includ+ corruption1 ris+
 inflation rates1 unemploym5t1 %ortages 
( ev]yday products1 increas+ crime      
rates1 & ! erosion ( human rights &     
respect = political diss5t2 ,:]eas1 on  
,febru>y #ai1 #bjad1 ,presid5t ,b>ack   
,obama criticiz$ ! ,v5ezuelan ,gov]nm5t 
= arre/+ prote/]s1 call$ = _! release1 &
 urg$ ! gov]nm5t to focus on !          
legitimate grievances ( ! ,v5ezuelan p2 
,:]eas1 z ( ,febru>y #bj1 #bjad1 !re h  
be5 #ac p kill$1 ov] #ajj injur$1 & _m  
p]sons unju/ly deta9$ due to            
pro-democracy demon/rations ?r\gh\t     
,v5ezuela2 ,:]eas ,v5ezuelan lead]      
,nicolas ,maduro ?reat5$ to expel !     

,unit$ ,/ates news network ,,cnn f      
,v5ezuela & has tak5 (f ! air !         
,colombian news *annel ,,ntn #bd1 :i*   
transmits 9 ,v5ezuela1 aft] news outlets
 report$ on ! nation-wide prote/s2      
,:]eas ! ,int]-,am]ican ,commission on  
,human ,rights releas$ a /atem5t on     
,febru>y #ad1 #bjad1 :i* expresses its  
conc]n ov] ! s]i\s incid5ts ( viol5ce t 
h tak5 place 9 ! context ( prote/       
demon/rations 9 ,v5ezuela1 z well z o!r 
compla9ts conc]n+ acts ( c5sor%ip aga9/ 
m$ia outlets1 attacks on organizations t
 def5d human rights1 & acts ( alleg$    
political p]secution2 & ,:]eas z a memb]
 ( ! ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates &  
signatory to ! ,int]-,am]ican           
,democratic ,*>t]1 ! ,gov]nm5t (        
,v5ezuela has agre$ to abide by !       
pr9ciples ( con/itutional1 repres5tative
 democracy1 :i* include free & fair     
elections & adh]5ce to its own          
con/itution3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports
 ! p ( ,v5ezuela 9 _! pursuit ( fre$om (

 expression & fre$om ( assembly to      
promote democratic pr9ciples 9          
,v5ezuela2  7#b7 deplores ! inexcusable 
viol5ce p]petrat$ aga9/ opposition      
lead]s & prote/]s 9 ,v5ezuela1 & ! gr[+ 
ef=ts to use politically motivat$       
crim9al *>ges to intimidate ! c\ntry's  
political opposition2  7#c7 urges       
responsible nations ?r\gh\t !           
int]national community to /& 9 solid>ity
 ) ! p ( ,v5ezuela & to actively        
enc\rage a process ( dialogue betwe5 !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela & ! political     
opposition to end ! viol5ce2  7#d7 urges
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to "w
 9 conc]t ) o!r c\ntries 9 ! ,am]icas to
 take mean+ful /eps to ensure t basic   
fundam5tal fre$oms 9 ,v5ezuela are 9    
accordance ) ! ,int]-,am]ican           
,democratic ,*>t] & to /r5g!n ! ability 
( ! ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates     
7,,oas7 to respond to ! erosion (       
democratic norms & in/itutions 9 memb]  
/ates2  7#e7 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to insi/ t ! ,secret>y

 ,g5]al ( ! ,,oas imm$iately conv5e !   
,,oas's ,p]man5t ,c\ncil to seek ! mo/  
effective way to exp$iti\sly end !      
viol5ce 9 ,v5ezuela 9 accordance ) !    
,int]-,am]ican ,democratic ,*>t]2 &     
7#f7 supports ! ,int]-,am]ican          
,commission on ,human ,rights 9 call+ ^u
 ! ,v5ezuelan ,gov]nm5t to urg5tly adopt
 all measures t may be necess>y to      
gu>antee ! rights to life1 humane       
treatm5t1 & security1 z well z !        
political rights1 ! "r ( assembly1 & !  
rights ( fre$om ( association & fre$om (
 expression ( ev]yone "u its            
jurisdiction4