,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #fi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjac ,mr4    
,inh(e submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations  ,,resolution  ,call+ = !    
protection ( religi\s m9ority rights &  
fre$oms 9 ! ,arab _w4  ,:]eas1 on       
,janu>y #be1 #bjaa1 9 ,tahrir ,squ>e1   
,egyptian prote/ors f\nd _! voice :5 !y 
successfully end$ ! #cj-plus ye> rule ( 
,presid5t ,mub>ak & began ! "w ( creat+ 
a true democratic gov]nm5t1 a gov]nm5t t
 supports & protects inali5able rights &
 fre$oms1 includ+ ! fre$om ( religion2  
,:]eas ! f]vor & _s ( ^! revolutions h  
tak5 w+ 9 o!r ,arab nations su* z       
,tunisia1 ,libya1 & ,syria2 ,:]eas1     
rem9isc5t ( ! #aifh ,prague ,spr+ 9 !   
=m] ,cze*oslovakia1 _m h call$ ?is      
revolution>y p]iod an ,arab ,spr+1 :]e  
ord9>y citiz5s h tak5 to ! /reets dem&+ 
an end to corruption1 political         
cronyism1 & gov]nm5t repression2 ,:]eas1
 9 ! mid/ ( newly acquir$ fre$oms1      

includ+ ^? ( spee*1 press1 & assembly1 x
 is extremely important t religi\s      
m9orities 9 ^! c\ntries be protect$ f   
viol5ce & gu>ante$ ! fre$om to practice 
_! religion & to express religi\s ?\ght2
 ,:]eas ,article #ah ( ! ,univ]sal      
,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights recognizes 
t ev]yone has ! "r to fre$om ( ?\ght1   
consci5ce1 & religion2 ?is "r includes  
fre$om to *ange 8 religion or belief1 & 
fre$om1 ei!r alone or 9 community ) o!rs
 & 9 public or private1 to manife/ 8    
religion or belief 9 tea*+1 practice1   
wor%ip1 & obs]vance2 ,:]eas ! fre$om to 
wor%ip by m9ority religi\s communities 9
 ,arab nations has come "u repeat$ &    
deadly attack 9 rec5t mon?s2 ,:]eas1 on 
,novemb] #a1 #bjaj1 ! deadlie/ ev]      
record$ attack on ,iraqi ,*ri/ians      
occurr$ at ! ,sayidat al-,nejat ,ca?olic
 ,ca!dral locat$ 9 c5tral ,baghdad1 :]e 
militants /orm$ ! *ur* & detonat$ #b    
suicide ve/s fill$ ) ball be>+s1 kill+  
#eh & w\nd+ #gh p>i%ion]s2 ,:]eas1 on   
,janu>y #a1 #bjaa1 a suicide bomb] blew 

himself up 9 front ( ! ,sa9t ,george &  
,bi%op ,pet] ,*ur* 9 ,cairo1 kill+ #ba  
,egyptian ,coptic ,*ri/ians1 a ,*ri/ian 
m9ority gr\p t acc\nts = #i p]c5t (     
,egypt's population ( #hj1jjj1jjj2      
,:]eas ! fre$om to proselytize by       
m9ority religi\s communities 9 ,arab    
nations has also come "u repeat$ &      
deadly attack 9 rec5t mon?s ?r\gh       
s-call$ blasphemy laws t are puni%able  
by dea?2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #d1 #bjaa1  
,gov]nor ,salman ,tass]1 :o c\rage\sly  
s\ght to release ,aasia ,bibi1 a        
,*ri/ian woman & "m ( #e :o 0 s5t5c$ to 
dea? "u ,paki/an's blasphemy laws1 0    
gunn$ d[n by 8 own security gu>d because
 ( 8 support = re=m+ ! blasphemy laws2  
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #b1 #bjaa1 ,%ahbaz      
,bhatti1 ,paki/an's only ,*ri/ian cab9et
 memb] & passionate support] ( int]fai? 
tol]ance & repeal ( ,paki/an's blasphemy
 law1 0 assass9at$ by multiple gunm51   
leav+ 8 body & vehicle riddl$ ) #hj     
bullets & anti-,*ri/ian pamphlets /rewn 
ov] 8 body2 & ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ba1  

#bjac1 ,%]ry ,rehman1 ,paki/an's        
,ambassador to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & a     
vocal propon5t ( repeal+ ,paki/an's     
blasphemy law1 0 h]self accus$ (        
blasphemy1 & ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ,paki/an
 ord]$ police 9 ! c5tral ,paki/ani city 
( ,multan to inve/igate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 recognizes1 9 ?is
 _s ( ,arab ,spr+ revolution1 t religi\s
 m9ority fre$oms & rights mu/ be        
protect$2 &  7#b7 urges 9 ! /ronge/ t]ms
 t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t lead !     
int]national ef=t to repeal exi/+       
blasphemy laws4