,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #fi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,inh(e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?une1 ,mr4    
,wick]1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,portman1   
,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 & ,mr4 ,lank=d7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,call+ = !    
protection ( religi\s m9ority rights &  
fre$oms worldwide4  ,:]eas x is a human 
"r = all peoples to enjoy ! fundam5tal  
fre$om ( religion1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
rema9s committ$ to promot+ & protect+ ^?
 t h be5 m>g9aliz$ & p]secut$ because ( 
_! fai?2 ,:]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 worldwide has come "u       
repeat$ & deadly attack1 & (t5 religi\s 
m9orities are reg>d$ z enemies ( ! /ate2
 ,:]eas ! fre$om to proselytize by      
m9ority religi\s communities has also   
come "u repeat$ & deadly attack 9 rec5t 
ye>s ?r\gh s-call$ blasphemy laws &     
anti-conv]sion laws t are puni%able by  
f9es1 imprisonm5t1 & dea?2 ,:]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+  
#eh1 includ+ #b prie/s1 & w\nd+ #gh     
p>i%ion]s2 ,:]eas1 9 ,novemb] #bjaj1    
,aasia ,bibi1 a ,*ri/ian "m ( five1 0   
f9$ #a1ajj & s5t5c$ to dea? by hang+ =  
blasphemy1 becom+ ! fir/ woman condemn$ 
to dea? on blasphemy *>ges 9 ,paki/an1 &
 rema9s jail$ today appeal+ h] s5t5ce2  
,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #bi1 #bjaa1 ! ,%ia  
religi\s lead] ,tajul ,muluk's ,islamic 
bo>d+ s*ool 9 ,madura ,isl&1 ,indonesia1

 0 burn$ d[n 9 an arson attack by #cjj  
anti-,%i'ite prote/ors1 caus+ #ejj ,%ia 
resid5ts to flee f _! homes1 & on       
,janu>y #a1 #bjab1 ! ,indonesian ,ulema 
,c\ncil issu$ a fatwa aga9/ 8 tea*+s1   
lead+ to blasphemy *>ges & ! arre/ (    
,muluk on ,april #ab1 #bjab1 9 ,sampang1
 :]e he rema9s 9 prison2 ,:]eas1 on     
,july #bh1 #bjab1 ,sae$ ,ab$9i1 a       
,*ri/ian pa/or ) dual ,iranian & ,unit$ 
,/ates citiz5%ip1 0 arre/$ on *>ges     
solely bas$ on 8 ,*ri/ian fai?1         
convict$1 & s5t5c$ to eight ye>s 9 a    
brutal ,iranian prison :]e he rema9s    
today2 ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #ag1 #bjac1   
#aj bombs explod$ 9 ! m9ority ,%i'ite   
di/ricts ( ,baghdad1 kill+ #dd p1       
includ+ #f *ildr51 & on t same day a    
suicide bomb] drove into a village 9 !  
nor!rn prov9ce ( ,n9ebeh1 kill+ #ae     
,%abaks1 :o are ma9ly ,%i'ites & are    
view$ z apo/ates by extreme ,sunni      
,islami/s2 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb] #af1     
#bjac1 ,zhang ,%aojie1 a memb] (        
,?ree-,self *ur* & pa/or ( !            

gov]nm5t-sanction$ ,nanle ,c\nty        
,*ri/ian ,*ur*1 ,*9a1 0 arre/$1 f9$     
#af1jjj1 & giv5 a #ab-ye> prison s5t5ce 
= ga!r+ a cr[d to disrupt ! public ord]1
 9 :at is believ$ to be retaliation = 8 
advocacy on behalf ( 8 congregation &   
community2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #ae1 #bjad1 a
 ,sudanese ,*ri/ian woman1 ,m]iam       
,ibrahim1 0 imprison$ & s5t5c$ to dea?  
by hang+ = alleg$ly committ+ apo/asy f  
,islam & fac$ con/ant pressure to r5\nce
 h] fai? ( ,*ri/ianity :ile 9 prison1 & 
only aft] imm$iate & su/a9$ pressure by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate & ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,/ate 0 %e releas$ & all[$ to leave !   
c\ntry1 settl+ 9 ,new ,hamp%ire ) h]    
husb& & two *ildr52 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb] 
#aj1 #bjad1 a "y ,*ri/ian ,paki/ani     
c\ple1 ,%ama ,bibi & ,sajjad ,maseeh1 :o
 0 f\r mon?s pregnant ) h] fif? *ild1 7 
brutally beat5 by a mob 9 ,punjab       
,prov9ce1 _h _! legs brok5 s !y c\ld n  
flee1 & 7 lock$ 9 a brick kiln to burn  
to dea? :ile a cr[d ( #a1bjj wat*$ =    
alleg$ blasphemy ( ! desecration ( a    

,koran2 ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjaj1 ! ,nig]ian  
t]rori/ organization ,boko ,h>am1 :i*   
translates to we/]n education is a s91  
has de/roy$ m ?an #a1jjj *ur*es across  
,nig]ia1 abduct$ hundr$s ( ,*ri/ians to 
=cibly conv]t to ,islam1 & 9 increas+ly 
viol5t attacks beg9n+ 9 #bjad1 has kill$
 m ?an #a1gjj ,*ri/ians2 ,:]eas1 accord+
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on      
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om1 ov]    
#ae1jjj p 9 ,nor? ,korea are pres5tly   
inc>c]at$ 9 prison labor camps =        
attempt+ to practice _! religion & face 
con/ant abuse 9 attempts to =ce !m to   
r5\nce _! fai?2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! beg9n+ ( 
its reign ( t]ror1 ,,isil has s\ght to  
de/roy any p]son ( fai? t does n embrace
 _! own p]v]t$ int]pretation ( ,islam1  
lead+ to ! de/ruction ( ,jonah's tomb 9 
,mosul1 ! de/ruction ( ,sunni %r9es &   
mosques 9 ,n9evah1 ! de/ruction (       
,*ri/ian *ur*es 9 ,syria1 & ! slaught] (
 anyone :o resi/s _! tea*+s2 & ,:]eas   
sev5 ,indian /ates h s-call$            
anti-conv]sion apo/asy laws t require   

(ficials to assess ! legality (         
conv]sions1 & f9e &_/or imprison ^?     
responsible = ! conv]sions if x is      
det]m9$ to be illegal3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 rema9s committ$ to   
protect+ ! human "r & ! fundam5tal      
fre$om ( religion1 especially ^? (      
religi\s m9orities2  7#b7 recognizes t  
gov]nm5t policies prohibit+ ! fre$om (  
?\ght & religion are design$ to h>ass & 
intimidate religi\s gr\ps2 &  7#c7 urges
 9 ! /ronge/ t]ms t ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t lead ! int]national ef=t 9    
call+ = ! repeal ( all exi/+ apo/asy &  
blasphemy laws4