,,iv #aad? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #bbg ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,april #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 ,engel 7= himself & ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ,,resolution ,condemn+ ! murd] ( ,boris ,nemtsov1 (f]+ condol5ces to 8 family1 fri5ds1 & colleagues1 express+ solid>ity ) ! p ( ,russia1 & call+ = an int]national inve/igation into ?is crime4 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bg1 #bjae1 ,boris ,nemtsov 0 %ot multiple times by unkn[n assailants :ile walk+ across ! ,great ,moskvoretsky ,bridge 9 ! %ad[ ( ,mosc['s ,/4 ,basil's ,ca!dral & 9 full view ( ! ,kreml9's walls & security cam]as2 ,:]eas foll[+ ! demise ( ! ,soviet ,union1 ,boris ,nemtsov l$ a di/+ui%$ political c>e] :i* includ$ s]v+ z ,gov]nor ( ! ,nizhny ,novgorod region1 a legislator 9 bo? *amb]s ( ,russia's ,f$]al ,assembly1 ,fir/ ,deputy ,prime ,m9i/] ( ,russia1 & a prom95t lead] ( ,russia's democratic opposition2 ,:]eas s9ce 8 accession to p[] 9 #aiii1 ,vladimir ,put9 has sy/ematically dismantl$ ! democratic re=ms ( ! #aiijs1 weak5$ gov]n+ in/itutions su* z ! ,f$]al ,assembly1 e/abli%$ political control ov] inve/igatory & judicial organs1 increas+ly re/rict$ indep5d5t m$ia1 repress$ civil society organizations1 & consolidat$ a corrupt & au?orit>ian rul+ regime2 ,:]eas ,boris ,nemtsov 0 a fe>less1 vocal1 & high-pr(ile critic ( ! increas+ repression & corruption t has *>act]iz$ ,vladimir ,put9's rule2 ,:]eas ,vladimir ,put9 has publicly us$ ! t]ms ,national ,traitors & 8,fif? ,column0 to describe ,boris ,nemtsov & o!r critics & has ref]r$ to ,russia's human rights activi/s & civil society lead]s z 8jackals0 & 8,judases0 controll$ by =eign p[]s2 ,:]eas ,boris ,nemtsov _h produc$ au?oritative reports on high-level (ficial corruption1 includ+ 9 ! natural res\rces sector & ! #bjad ,so*i ,w9t] ,olympics & 0 report$ly plann+ to release a new report on ! pres5ce ( ,russian troops 9 ea/]n ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bc1 #bjji1 :ile runn+ = mayor 9 ,so*i1 ,boris ,nemtsov 0 attack$ by unkn[n assailants :o ?rew ammonia 9 8 face2 ,:]eas 9 ,novemb] #bjaj1 ,boris ,nemtsov 0 attack$ 9 ,mosc['s int]national airport by memb]s ( a ,kreml9-controll$ y\? gr\p foll[+ 8 return f speak+ at a commemoration 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol ( ! dea? ( ,russian :i/lebl[] ,s]gei ,magnitsky at :i* he urg$ impos+ t>get$ sanctions on high-rank+ ,kreml9 (ficials = _! complicity 9 l>ge-scale corruption & human rights violations2 ,:]eas 9 ,janu>y #bjaa1 ,boris ,nemtsov 0 jail$ = tak+ "p 9 a peaceful anti-,kreml9 prote/2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaa & #bjab1 ,boris ,nemtsov help$ lead national prote/s aga9/ ,vladimir ,put9's regime t result$ 9 ! l>ge/ anti-gov]nm5t demon/rations s9ce ! collapse ( ! ,soviet ,union 9 #aiia2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #ac1 #bjac1 ,boris ,nemtsov te/ifi$ be=e a public he>+ ( ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate call+ ! ,s]gei ,magnitsky ,rule ( ,law ,acc\ntability ,act 8! mo/ pro-,russian law 9 ! hi/ory ( any =eign p>liam5t ''' if ! ,u4,s4 wants to %[ solid>ity ) ! ,russian p1 ! be/ way to d x is to implem5t ! ,magnitsky ,act02 ,:]eas ,boris ,nemtsov1 ev5 h\rs be=e 8 assass9ation1 0 plann+ a public prote/ aga9/ ,put9's regime = ,m>* #a1 #bjae2 ,:]eas ,put9 has ann\nc$ t he w p]sonally take control ( ,russia's (ficial inve/igation into ,nemtsov's murd]2 ,:]eas ! reaction ( gov]nm5t-controll$ m$ia to ,boris ,nemtsov's assass9ation has be5 to defame ! victim & advance biz>re & (f5sive conspiracies1 includ+ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates may h be5 beh9d ! murd]2 ,:]eas ,kreml9 spokesman ,dmitry ,peskov has publicly /at$ t ,boris ,nemtsov's assass9ation 0 an anti-,kreml9 provocation !reby s5d+ a cle> signal to inve/igatory au?orities2 ,:]eas ! ,inve/igative ,committee ( ! ,prosecutor ,g5]al's ,(fice /at$ t ! inve/igation 0 pursu+ sev]al possible motives1 includ+ 8a provocation to de/abilize ! political situation 9 ! c\ntry1 :]e ! figure ( ,nemtsov c\ld h become a sort ( sacrificial victim = ^? :o /op at no?+ to a*ieve _! political goals01 z well z an assass9ation by 8radical p]sonalities0 f ,ukra9e or ,islamic extremi/s1 among o!r highly implausible sc5>ios2 ,:]eas 9 ,june #bjab1 ,alex&] ,ba/ryk91 ! head ( ,russia's ,inve/igative ,committee drove ,s]gei ,sokolov1 a ,russian j\rnali/ = ,novaya ,gazeta1 ! indep5d5t outlet t employ$ ,anna ,politkovskya & ?ree o!r murd]$ j\rnali/s to a =e/ ne> ,mosc[ :]e he ?reat5$ to behead1 dismemb]1 & !n 8inve/igate0 8 own murd] ( ,s]gei ,sokolov2 ,:]eas ,boris ,nemtsov publically advocat$ impos+ ,magnitsky ,act sanctions on ,alex&] ,ba/ryk9 = 8 complicity 9 ! cov] up ( ,s]gei ,magnitsky's false arre/1 torture1 & murd] & = o!r violations ( human rights2 ,:]eas bas$ on _! pa/ record1 ,russia's au?orities w n conduct an indep5d5t1 cr$ible1 & public inve/igation into ! circum/ances lead+ to ! murd] ( ,boris ,nemtsov2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations has e/abli%$ guidel9es = ! e/abli%m5t ( ,commissions ( ,inquiry to inve/igate extra-legal1 arbitr>y1 & summ>y executions2 ,:]eas ,russia is a p>ticipat+ /ate ( ! ,organization = ,security & ,co-op]ation 9 ,europe 7,,osce7 & is b\nd by its commitm5ts to democratic norms & fundam5tal fre$oms2 ,:]eas ! ,mosc[ ,me*anism ( ,,osce provides ! option ( s5d+ missions ( exp]ts to assi/ p>ticipat+ ,/ates 9 resolv+ p>ticul> que/ions or problems relat$ to human rights 9 _! inve/igations2 ,:]eas ,,osce's #aiia ,mosc[ ,docum5t decl>$ t ! 8commitm5ts und]tak5 9 ! field ( ! human dim5sion ''' are matt]s ( direct & legitimate conc]n to all p>ticipat+ ,/ates & d n belong exclusively to ! int]nal affairs ( ! ,/ate conc]n$02 & ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #a1 #bjae1 t5s ( ?\s&s ga!r$ 9 ! /reets ( ,mosc[1 9 ! l>ge/ public demon/ration s9ce ^? ,nemtsov help$ organize 9 #bjaa & #bjab1 9 ord] to m\rn 8 dea?1 ex]cis+ _! "r ( free spee* & peaceful assembly t he promot$ & def5d$1 & to call = ju/ice foll[+ 8 murd]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns ! brutal & c[>dly murd] ( ,boris ,nemtsov & ! climate ( fe>1 hatr$1 & impunity t surr\nds ?is & o!r political murd]s 9 ,russia2 7#b7 (f]s condol5ces to ! family1 fri5ds1 & colleagues ( ,boris ,nem/ov z !y m\rn 8 dea?2 7#c7 expresses solid>ity ) ! p ( ,russia :o are /ruggl+ aga9/ great odds to build a fre]1 m j1 & prosp]\s future2 7#d7 reaffirms ! ,unit$ ,/ates commitm5t to cont9ue to support ,russia's democratic opposition2 7#e7 calls on ! ,presid5t to make great] use ( ! ,s]gei ,magnitsky ,rule ( ,law ,acc\ntability ,act2 7#f7 calls on ! p>ticipat+ ,/ates ( ! ,organization = ,security & ,co-op]ation 9 ,europe to invoke ! ,mosc[ ,me*anism & conduct an int]national inve/igation into ! circum/ances t l$ to ,boris ,nemtsov's murd]2 & 7#g7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,russia to e/abli% a ,commission ( ,inquiry consi/5t ) ,unit$ ,nations guidel9es & to coop]ate fully ) any int]national inve/igation or assessm5t ( ,boris ,nem/ov's murd]4