,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bb1 #bjae  
,ms4 ,ayotte 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1  
,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mrs4       
,fe9/e91 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mrs4       
,fis*]1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1  
,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,ms4    
,/ab5[1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,ms4 ,w>r51     
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mrs4 ,ern/1 ,mrs4 ,box]1
 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 & ,mrs4  
,murray7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,to support ! 
emp[]m5t ( wom5 & urge c\ntries to      
,free,the#bj4  ,:]eas1 9 #aiie1         
repres5tatives f #ahi gov]nm5ts & t5s ( 
?\s&s ( organizations met 9 ,beij+ at ! 
,f\r? ,_w ,conf]5ce on ,wom5 = ! purpose
 ( emp[]+ wom52 ,:]eas1 at ! ,f\r? ,_w  
,conf]5ce on ,wom51 ! gov]nm5ts         
repres5t$ produc$ ! ,beij+ ,decl>ation &
 ,plat=m = ,action1 a roadmap seek+ to  
advance g5d] equality & wom5's rights2  
,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #bg1 #bjae1 !      

,unit$ ,nations w ho/ ! ,global ,lead]s'
 ,meet+ on ,g5d] ,equality & ,wom5's    
,emp[]m5t3 ,a ,commitm5t to ,action at !
 ,unit$ ,nations headqu>t]s 9 ,new ,york
 ,city2 ,:]eas1 at ?is high level       
conf]5ce1 gov]nm5ts w be invit$ to make 
commitm5ts to a*ieve g5d] equality & !  
emp[]m5t ( wom52 ,:]eas ! ongo+         
imprisonm5t by _m c\ntries ( innoc5t    
wom5 is contr>y to ,univ]sal ,decl>ation
 ( ,human ,rights1 z well z ! ,beij+    
,decl>ation & ,plat=m = ,action2 ,:]eas 
"s c\ntries att5d+ ! conf]5ce at !      
,unit$ ,nations imprison wom5 = ex]cis+ 
univ]sal human rights2 & ,:]eas1 on     
,septemb] #a1 #bjae1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,p]man5t ,repres5tative to ! ,unit$     
,nations began a gov]nm5t-wide campaign 
to highlight ! cases ( wom5 prison]s    
held unju/ly ar\nd ! _w1 includ+--  7#a7
 ,wang ,yu ( ,*9a1 :o-- 7,a7 aft] be+   
assault$ attempt+ to bo>d a tra9 9      
#bjjh1 0 s5t5c$ to #b ye>s 9 prison =   
assault2  7,b7 has tak5 on ! cases (    
cli5ts :o o!r lawy]s fe> repres5t+2     

7,c7 has be5 h>ass$1 ?reat5$1 & sme>$ 9 
! /ate-run m$ia2 &  7,d7 0 deta9$ aga9  
on ,july #i1 #bjae2  7#b7 ,khadija      
,ismayilova ( ,az]baijan1 :o 0--  7,a7  
arre/$ 9 ,decemb] #bjad 9 a crackd[n on 
civil society activi/s & j\rnali/s2 &   
7,b7 s5t5c$ on ,septemb] #a1 #bjae1 to  
#g ye>s 9 prison aft] alleg+ gov]nm5t   
fraud2  7#c7 ,bah>eh ,h$ayat ( ,iran1 a 
/ud5t activi/ & campaign] = wom5's      
rights1 :o-- 7,a7 0 arre/$ ,decemb] #ca1
 #bjji1 & *>g$ ) sev]al (f5ses includ+  
int]views ) =eign m$ia & insult+ !      
,presid5t & lead]2  7,b7 0 s5t5c$ 9 ,may
 #bjaj to-- 7i7 #f mon?s 9 prison =     
insult+ ! presid5t2  7ii7 #b ye>s 9     
prison = insult+ ! lead]2 &  7iii7 #e   
ye>s 9 prison = ga!r+ & collud+ to      
commit crimes aga9/ national security2  
7,c7 receiv$ an additional #f mon?s 9   
prison = hav+ writt5 a lett] 9 ,decemb] 
#bjaj enc\rag+ /ud5ts to cont9ue /ruggl+
 peacefully = fre$om2 &  7,d7 0 giv5 an 
additional #b-ye> prison s5t5ce on      
,augu/ #bh1 #bjae2  7#d7 ,bl5 ,mesf91   

,m]on ,alemayehu1 & ,nigi/ ,wondifraw ( 
,e?iopia1 :o 7 imprison$ aft] be+ *>g$ )
 incit+ viol5ce dur+ anti-,islamic ,/ate
 9 ,libya demon/rations 9 ,addis ,ababa 
9 ,april #bjae2  7#e7 ,gao ,yu ( ,*9a1 a
 #ga-ye>-old vet]an j\rnali/1 :o 0      
initially arre/$ 9 ,april #bjad z       
au?orities deta9$ doz5s ( rights        
activi/s & dissid5ts ahead ( ! #be?     
anniv]s>y ( ! ,june #d ,tiananm5 ,squ>e 
,massacre & 0 s5t5c$ to #g ye>s 9 jail  
on ,april #ag1 #bjae1 on *>ges ( leak+  
/ate secrets ov]seas2  7#f7 ,a/]        
,yohannes ( ,eritrea1 ! wife ( an       
imprison$ political activi/1 :o-- 7,a7 0
 arre/$ 9 #bjjc ^u return+ f ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7,b7 0 nev] publicly accus$ ( a
 crime or tri$ 9 a c\rt ( law2 &  7,c7  
is ( unkn[n :]eab\ts2  7#g7 ,matlyuba   
,kamilova ( ,uzbeki/an1 :o--  7,a7 0    
jail$ 9 ,septemb] #bjaj = alleg$ drug   
possession2  7,b7 0 arre/$ "u highly    
suspici\s circum/ances 9 ! mid/ ( ef=ts 
to expose police corruption2 &  7,c7    
rema9s 9 prison2  7#h7 ,leyla ,yunus (  

,az]baijan1 :o-- 7,a7 0 arre/$ ) h]     
husb& 9 ,augu/ #bjad dur+ a broad       
crackd[n on civil society activi/s2     
7,b7 0 s5t5c$ to an #h-ye> prison t]m on
 ,augu/ #ac1 #bjae2  7,c7 0 nam$ by     
,france z a ,*evali] ( ! ,national ,ord]
 ( ! ,legion ( ,hon\r 9 #bjac 9         
recognition ( h] human rights "w2 &     
7,d7 receiv$ ! ,poli% ,prize ( ,srgio   
,vieira de ,mello 9 #bjad2  7#i7 ,phyoe 
,aung ( ,burma1 :o 0 arre/$ 9 ,m>*      
#bjae1 ) ov] #ajj p>ticipants1 = lead+  
prote/s advocat+ = re=m to ! education  
sy/em ( ,burma2  7#aj7 ,ta ,phong ,tan (
 ,vietnam1 :o 0 arre/$ 9 #bjaa =        
anti-/ate propag&a = writ+ onl9e        
articles alleg+ gov]nm5t corruption & 0 
s5t5c$ 9 #bjab to #aj ye>s 9 prison ) #b
 ye>s ( h\se arre/ to foll[2  7#aa7 ,liu
 ,xia ( ,*9a1 :o-- 7,a7 has be5 "u h\se 
arre/ s9ce ! #bjaj ann\ncem5t t h] husb&
 receiv$ ! ,nobel ,peace ,prize2  7,b7  
is conf9$ to h] ,beij+ ap>tm5t )\t      
int]net or phone access2  7,c7 is all[$ 
only weekly trips to buy groc]ies &     

visit h] p>5ts2  7,d7 is all[$ to visit 
,liu ,xiaobo once a mon?2 &  7,e7       
report$ly suff]s f he>t problems & sev]e
 depression2  7#ab7 ,sanaa ,seif (      
,egypt1 :o 0 s5t5c$ 9 ,octob] #bjad1 )  
#bc o!r p1 to #c ye>s 9 prison =        
conduct+ a peaceful demon/ration )\t    
p]mission1 a s5t5ce :i* 0 r$uc$ to #b   
ye>s 9 ,decemb] #bjad2  7#ac7 ,judge    
,m>a ,l\rdes ,afu9i ,mora ( ,v5ezuela1  
:o-- 7,a7 0 imprison$ 9 ,decemb] #bjji  
on *>ges ( corruption & abuse ( au?ority
 = releas+ an imprison$ bank]1 0 plac$  
on h\se arre/ until ,june #bjac1 &1     
accord+ to ,presid5t ,*avez1 mu/ pay =  
:at %e has done2 &  7,b7 is on          
conditional release await+ trial & is   
=bidd5 to leave ! c\ntry or speak       
publicly2  7#ad7 ,naw ,ohn ,hla (       
,burma1 :o-- 7,a7 is ! co-f\nd] ( !     
,democracy & ,peace ,wom5 ,network & a  
prom95t l& rights & political prison]s  
advocate2  7,b7 0 s5t5c$ to a           
#d-ye>-&-#d-mon? t]m 9 prison on ,may   
#ae1 #bjae1 = prote/+1 9 front ( !      

,*9ese ,embassy 9 ,rangoon1 ! deadly    
police crackd[n at ! ,*9ese company     
,wanbao's ,letpadaung copp] m9e2 &  7,c7
 01 on ,june #bi1 #bjae1 giv5 an        
additional #f-mon? prison t]m ) h>d     
labor = conduct+ a peaceful pray] s]vice
 9 #bjjg prote/+ aga9/ ,daw ,aung ,san  
,suu ,kyi's h\se arre/2  7#ae7 ,nadiya  
,sav*5ko ( ,russia1 :o-- 7,a7 is a memb]
 ( ! p>liam5t ( ,ukra9e1 ! ,v]khovna    
,rada1 & a helicopt] pilot 9 ! ,ukra9ian
 milit>y2  7,b7 0 seiz$ 9 ,ukra9e by    
,russian-back$ sep>ati/s 9 #bjad2 &     
7,c7 0 illegally transf]r$ to ,russian  
cu/ody1 :]e %e rema9s2  7#af7 s]v+ z a  
composite = prison]s ( conc]n worldwide1
 an e/imat$ #hj1jjj to #abj1jjj         
political prison]s1 includ+ m51 wom51 & 
*ildr51 :o are deta9$ 9 ! brutal        
political prison camps ( ,nor? ,korea   
:]e />vation1 =c$ labor1 executions1    
rape1 sexual viol5ce1 =c$ abortions1 &  
torture are commonplace & ^: (f5ses1    
accord+ to defectors1 include--  7,a7   
burn+ old curr5cy or criticiz+ ! curr5cy

 revaluation ( ! ,gov]nm5t2  7,b7 sitt+ 
on newspap]s be>+ ! picture ( ,kim ,il  
,sung or ,kim ,jong ,il2  7,c7 m5tion+ !
 limit$ =mal education ( ,kim ,il ,sung2
 &  7,d7 defac+ photographs ( ! ,kims2  
7#ag7 ,bui ,?i ,m9h ,hang ( ,vietnam--  
7,a7 is an active anti-,*9a demon/rator 
& vocal support] ( human rights &       
democracy1 ) a p>ticul> focus on help+  
victims & _! families2  7,b7 0 arre/$ on
 ,febru>y #ab1 #bjad & is s]v+ a #c-ye> 
s5t5ce = disrupt+ public ord]2 &  7,c7 0
 deta9$ )\t trial = #f mon?s at a       
re$ucation c5t] prior to h] arre/ 9     
,febru>y ( #bjad2 &  7#ah7 ,ra%a        
,*orbaji ( ,syria--  7,a7 :o 0 arre/$   
try+ to obta9 a passport 9 #bjad ) #c ( 
h] *ildr5 because h] husb& oppos$ !     
regime dur+ ! revolution2 &  7,b7 ^:    
*ildr5 7 tak5 by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,syria & 
plac$ 9 an orphanage1 & ^: husb& dr[n$ 9
 ! ,m$it]ranean ,sea :ile flee+ ,syria3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
recognizes ! #bj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,beij+  
,decl>ation & ,plat=m = ,action1 z well 

z ! high level conf]5ce 9 ,septemb]     
#bjae at ! ,unit$ ,nations to emp[]     
wom52  7#b7 recognizes t _m wom5 w n be 
able to p>ticipate 9 ! dialogue ab\t !  
conf]5ce 9 ,septemb] #bjae because !y   
are imprison$ unju/ly2  7#c7 reit]ates  
support = ef=ts to emp[] wom5 & secure  
univ]sal human rights = wom52  7#d7     
rem9ds gov]nm5ts att5d+ ! conf]5ce t    
unju/ly imprison+ wom5 is inconsi/5t ) !
 ,beij+ ,decl>ation & does n emp[] wom52
  7#e7 welcomes ! release ( ,ta ,phong  
,tan ( ,vietnam on ,septemb] #ai1 #bjae1
 ^: release 0 call$ = z "p ( ! campaign2
  7#f7 calls = ! imm$iate release ( !   
wom5 m5tion$ 9 ! preamble ( ?is         
resolution1 mo/ ( :om rema9 wrongfully  
imprison$ or "u h\se arre/2 &  7#g7     
enc\rages conf]5ce att5dees to fulfill  
previ\s commitm5ts relat$ to ! emp[]m5t 
( wom5 & to commit to mean+ful &        
concrete /eps to advance wom5's rights1 
= ! bett]m5t ( all p4