,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #eii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bg1 #bjad ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1 ,ms4    
,pelosi1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4  
,*abot1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 & 
,mr4 ,pitt5g]7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution  ,urg+
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  
to respect ! fre$om ( assembly1         
expression1 & religion & all fundam5tal 
human rights & ! rule ( law = all its   
citiz5s & to /op c5sor+ discussion ( !  
#aihi ,tiananm5 ,squ>e demon/rations &  
_! viol5t suppression4  ,:]eas on ,june 
#d1 #aihi1 peaceful demon/rations held 9
 & ar\nd ,beij+'s ,tiananm5 ,squ>e 7    
brutally cru%$ by ! ,p's ,lib]ation     
,army1 c>ry+ out ! ord]s ( ,*9a's       
,communi/ ,p>ty lead]%ip2 ,:]eas !      
peaceful demon/rations ( #aihi call$ ^u 
! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty to elim9ate    
corruption1 accel]ate economic &        
political re=ms1 & protect human rights1

 p>ticul>ly ! fre$oms ( expression &    
assembly2 ,:]eas by e>ly ,may #aihi1 an 
e/imat$ #a1jjj1jjj p jo9$ ! prote/s 9   
,tiananm5 ,squ>e & citiz5s 9 ov] #djj   
,*9ese cities /ag$ simil> prote/s =     
democratic re=m1 includ+ n only /ud5ts1 
b also gov]nm5t employees1 j\rnali/s1   
work]s1 police (fic]s1 memb]s ( ! arm$  
=ces1 & o!r citiz5s2 ,:]eas on ,may #bj1
 #aihi1 m>tial law 0 decl>$ 9 ,beij+1   
,*9a1 aft] au?orities _h fail$ to       
p]suade demon/rators to leave ,tiananm5 
,squ>e2 ,:]eas dur+ ! late aft]noon &   
e>ly ev5+ h\rs ( ,june #c1 #aihi1 ?\s&s 
( arm$ troops1 support$ by tanks & o!r  
armor1 mov$ into ,beij+ to cle> ! ,squ>e
 & surr\nd+ /reets ( demon/rators2      
,:]eas on ! night ( ,june #c1 #aihi1 &  
cont9u+ into ! morn+ ( ,june #d1 #aihi1 
soldi]s fir$ into cr[ds1 inflict+ high  
civilian casualties1 kill+ or injur+    
un>m$ civilians2 ,:]eas tanks cru%$ to  
dea? "s prote/]s & onlook]s2 ,:]eas     
indep5d5t obs]v]s report t hundr$s1     
p]haps ?\s&s1 7 kill$ & w\nd$ by ! ,p's 

,lib]ation ,army soldi]s & o!r security 
=ces2 ,:]eas #bj1jjj p ?r\gh\t ,*9a     
suspect$ ( tak+ "p 9 ! democracy movem5t
 7 report$ly arre/$ & s5t5c$ )\t trial  
to prison or re$ucation ?r\gh labor1 &  
_m 7 report$ly tortur$1 ) _m be+        
imprison$ = decades2 ,:]eas ! ,tiananm5 
,mo!rs is a gr\p ( relatives & fri5ds ( 
^? kill$ 9 ,june #aihi ^: dem&s include 
! "r to m\rn victims publicly1 to call =
 a full & public acc\nt+ ( ! w\nd$ &    
dead1 & ! release ( ^? :o rema9         
imprison$ = p>ticipat+ 9 ! #aihi        
prote/s2 ,:]eas memb]s ( ! ,tiananm5    
,mo!rs gr\p h fac$ arre/1 h>assm5t1 &   
discrim9ation1 ) ! gr\p's website block$
 9 ,*9a & int]national ca% donations    
made to ! gr\p to support families (    
victims report$ly froz5 by ,*9ese       
au?orities2 ,:]eas ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t   
und]takes active measures to d5y its    
citiz5s ! tru? ab\t ! ,tiananm5 ,squ>e  
,massacre1 includ+ ! block+ ( unc5sor$  
,int]net sites & weblogs1 & ! placem5t (
 mislead+ in=mation on ! ev5ts ( ,june  

#c1 #aihi1 ?r\gh ,june #d1 #aihi1 on    
,int]net sites available 9 ,*9a2 ,:]eas 
! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t cont9ues to suppress 
diss5t by imprison+ pro-democracy       
activi/s1 lawy]s1 j\rnali/s1 labor union
 lead]s1 religi\s believ]s1 memb]s (    
e?nic m9ority rights organizations1 &   
o!r individuals 9 ,x9jiang & ,tibet :o  
seek to express _! political or religi\s
 views or _! e?nic id5tity 9 a peaceful 
mann]2 ,:]eas ,*9ese au?orities cont9ue 
to h>ass & deta9 peaceful advocates =   
human rights1 religi\s fre$om1 e?nic    
m9ority rights & ! rule ( law1 & _!     
family memb]s1 su* z ,nobel ,prize      
,laureate ,liu ,xiaobo & 8 wife ,liu    
,xia1 ,gao ,zhi%5g1 ,wang ,b+zhang1 ,p5g
 ,m+1 ,zhu ,yufu1 ,lobsang ,ts]+1 ,ilham
 ,tohti1 ,yang ,maodong 7also kn[n z    
,guo ,feixiong71 ,sun ,de%5g1 ,liu      
,yu&ong1 ,guo ,quan1 ,liu ,xianb91 ,yang
 ,rongli1 ,alimujiang ,yimiti1 ,yang    
,tian%ui1 ,wang ,zhiw51 ,li ,*ang1      
,gulmira ,im91 ,dhondup ,wang*51 & ,*5  
,kegui1 nephew ( bl9d human rights      

activi/s ,*5 ,guang*5g2 ,:]eas accord+  
to ! ,prison] ,database ma9ta9$ by !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,congressional-,executive 
,commission on ,*9a1 ! ,communi/        
,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a cont9ues to deta9 ov]  
#a1cjj prison]s ( consci5ce1 ?\gh !     
numb] may be mu* high]2 ,:]eas ! ,*9ese 
au?orities cont9ue to ma9ta9 a sy/em (  
labor camps & black jails to deta9      
peaceful advocates = human rights &     
democratic fre$oms1 h>asses & deta9s    
human rights lawy]s :o take on cases    
deem$ politically s5sitive1 limits !    
numb] ( *ildr5 ,*9ese c\ples may h1     
includ+ ?r\gh ! practice ( =c$ abortions
 & /]ilizations1 re/ricts sev]ely !     
religi\s activity ( ,prote/ants1        
,ca?olics1 ,tibetan ,buddhi/s1 & ,uyghur
 ,muslims1 conduct$ a #ae-ye> campaign  
to eradicate ,falun ,gong practice 9    
,*9a1 publicly vilifies1 & refuses to   
negotiate )1 ! ,dalai ,lama ov] ,tibetan
 issues1 &1 =cibly repatriates ?\s&s (  
refugees to ,nor? ,korea :o face        
p]secution1 imprisonm5t1 & possible     

execution 9 violation ( its int]national
 commitm5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a  
ma9ta9s tight control ( spee*1 religion1
 & assembly1 & has cont9ually receiv$   
poor rank+s focus$ on civil lib]ties &  
political rights by nongov]nm5tal       
organizations2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,commission on ,int]national ,religi\s  
,fre$om's mo/ rec5t annual report has   
f\nd t ! 8,*9ese gov]nm5t cont9ues to   
p]petrate p>ticul>ly sev]e violations ( 
religi\s fre$om01 ) conditions 8worse n[
 ?an at any "t 9 ! pa/ decade0 =        
religi\s m9orities1 f9d+s :i* aga9      
contribut$ to ! ,commission recomm5d+ t 
,*9a be designat$ z a c\ntry ( p>ticul> 
conc]n2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate's mo/ rec5t human rights report
 on ,*9a f\nd 8extrajudicial kill+s0    
occurr$ 9 ,*9a2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's mo/ rec5t human     
rights report on ,*9a f\nd t ! ,gov]nm5t
 cont9u$ to t>get = arbitr>y det5tion or
 arre/ human rights activi/s1 j\rnali/s 
''' & =m] political prison]s & _! family

 memb]s2 ,:]eas fre$om ( expression &   
assembly are fundam5tal human rights t  
belong to all p1 & are recogniz$ z su*  
"u ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human     
,rights & ! ,int]national ,cov5ant on   
,civil & ,political ,rights2 & ,:]eas a 
,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a :i* respects !         
individual rights ( all its p w\ld be m 
likely to h productive economic1        
political1 & security relations ) its   
neighbors & ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--   
7#a7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a to /op c5sor+ in=mation
 ab\t ! ,tiananm5 ,squ>e massacre2  7#b7
 expresses sympa?y to ! families ( ^?   
kill$1 tortur$1 & imprison$ z a result (
 _! p>ticipation 9 ! democracy prote/s (
 ,june #d1 #aihi1 9 ,tiananm5 ,squ>e1   
,beij+1 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7#c7
 supports all peaceful advocates = human
 rights & ! rule ( law 9 ,*9a = _! ef=ts
 to advance democratic re=ms & human    
rights dur+ ! pa/2  7#d7 condemns !     
ongo+ human rights abuses & p]secution  

by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a
 & its ef=ts to quell peaceful political
 diss5t1 c5sor ! ,int]net1 suppress     
e?nic & religi\s m9orities1 limit !     
numb] ( *ildr5 _h by ,*9ese c\ples ?r\gh
 co]cion & viol5ce1 & h>ass & deta9     
lawy]s & fre$om advocates seek+ !       
,gov]nm5t's commitm5t1 9 law & practice1
 to int]national human rights treaties &
 cov5ants to :i* x is a p>ty2  7#e7     
calls on ! ,broadca/+ ,bo>d ( ,gov]nors 
7,,bbg7 to take all appropriate /eps to 
circumv5t ,*9ese ,int]net c5sor%ip & to 
provide in=mation to ! p ( ,*9a ab\t !  
,tiananm5 ,squ>e ,massacre2  7#f7 calls 
on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to--  7,a7 
make human rights1 includ+ religi\s     
fre$om1 a priority 9 bilat]al           
discussions ) ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t2 &     
7,b7 in/ruct ! ,unit$ ,/ates            
repres5tative at ! ,unit$ ,nations      
,human ,rights ,c\ncil to introduce a   
resolution call+ = an exam9ation ( !    
human rights practices ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7#g7 calls on !

 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a    
to--  7,a7 end ! h>assm5t1 det5tion1    
torture1 & imprisonm5t ( ,*9ese citiz5s 
express+ _! legitimate fre$om (         
religion1 expression1 & association1    
includ+ on ! ,int]net2  7,b7 release all
 rema9+ prison]s ( consci5ce :o cont9ue 
to be deta9$ z a result ( _!            
p>ticipation 9 ! peaceful pro-democracy 
demon/rations 9 #aihi1 especially ar\nd 
,tiananm5 ,squ>e2  7,c7 end ! h>assm5t &
 discrim9ation ( ^? involv$ 9 ! #aihi   
prote/s & _! families1 p]mit ,*9ese     
citiz5s to freely commemorate & %>e     
in=mation ab\t ,tiananm52  7,d7 all[    
prote/ p>ticipants :o escap$ to or are  
liv+ 9 exile 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r    
c\ntries1 or :o reside outside ( ,*9a   
because !y h be5 blackli/$ 9 ,*9a z a   
result ( _! peaceful prote/ activity1 to
 return to ,*9a )\t risk ( retribution  
or rep]cussion & fully repeal any laws  
or decrees t d5y !m ! ability to travel 
to ,*9a2 &  7,e7 end ,int]net1 m$ia1 &  
academic c5sor%ip ( discussions ( !     

,tiananm5 ,prote/s & ev5ts surr\nd+ x2  
7#h7 calls on ! ,adm9i/ration & ,memb]s 
( ,congress to take /eps to cont9ue to  
m>k ! ev5ts ( ,tiananm5 ,squ>e--  7,a7  
meet+ ) p>ticipants 9 ! demon/rations1  
or _! families1 :o are liv+ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2  7,b7 meet+ ) o!rs outside (    
,*9a :o h be5 blackli/$ 9 ,*9a z a      
result ( _! peaceful prote/ activities2 
7,c7 signal+ support = ^? 9 ,*9a :o dem&
 an indep5d5t & cr$ible acc\nt+ ( !     
ev5ts surr\nd+ ,june #d1 #aihi2 &  7,d7 
support+ ^? advocat+ = acc\ntable &     
democratic gov]nance1 human rights1 & ! 
rule ( law 9 ,*9a2 &  7#i7 f9ds t ,unit$
 ,/ates relations ) ,*9a are m likely to
 fur!r improve once ! ,gov]nm5t         
recognizes & respects ! individual human
 rights ( all its p4