,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjag,ms4   
,ros-,leht95 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,engel1    
,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,royce 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( 
,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick       
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4
 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,d5t1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (   
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,mr4 ,mac,arthur1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4 
,pallone1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,connolly1   
,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1  
,ms4 ,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4          
,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,mr4          
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 & ,mr4       
,s*neid]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !     
viol5ce & p]secution 9 ,*e*nya4  ,:]eas1
 on ,april #a1 #bjag1 ! ,russian        
newspap] ,novaya ,gazeta report$ t      
au?orities 9 ,*e*nya1 a republic ( !    

,russian ,f$]ation1 _h abduct$1 deta9$1 
& tortur$ ov] #ajj m5 due to _! actual  
or suspect$ sexual ori5tation2 ,:]eas   
multiple indep5d5t & fir/-h& acc\nts h  
subsequ5tly corroborat$ ! ,novaya       
,gazeta report1 & describe a campaign ( 
p]secution by ,*e*5 (ficials aga9/ m5   
due to _! actual or suspect$ sexual     
ori5tation2 ,:]eas1 z a result ( ?is    
p]secution1 at lea/ ?ree dea?s h be5    
report$ & _m individuals h be5 =c$ to   
flee ,*e*nya2 ,:]eas ,*e*5 (ficials h   
d5i$ ! exi/5ce ( su* p]secution1 includ+
 ?r\gh a /atem5t by ! spokesman = ,*e*5 
lead] ,ramzan ,kadyrov t ,y _c arre/ or 
repress p :o don't exi/ 9 ! republic42  
,:]eas ! same spokesman = ,ramzan       
,kadyrov has also /at$ t ,if su* p exi/$
 9 ,*e*nya1 law en=cem5t w\ld n h to    
worry ab\t !m1 z _! own relatives w\ld h
 s5t !m to :]e !y c\ld nev] return1 &   
cr$ible reports indicate t ,*e*5        
au?orities h enc\rag$ families to c>ry  
out s-call$ honor kill+s ( relatives due
 to _! actual or suspect$ sexual        

ori5tation2 ,:]eas ,*e*nya is a         
con/itu5t republic ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation & subject to its laws1 &      
,ramzan ,kadyrov 0 in/all$ z ! lead] (  
,*e*nya by ,russian ,presid5t ,vladimir 
,put92 ,:]eas ,*e*5 au?orities h a long 
hi/ory ( violat+ ! fundam5tal human     
rights ( _! citiz5s1 includ+ ?r\gh      
extrajudicial executions1 =c$           
disappe>ances1 & torture ( gov]nm5t     
critics2 ,:]eas ,kreml9 spokesman       
,dmitry ,peskov dismiss$ reports (      
p]secution 9 ,*e*nya & t]m$ !m phantom  
compla9ts2 ,:]eas ,russia's ,human      
,rights ,ombudsman1 ,tatyana            
,moskalkova1 has also claim$ t su*      
reports %\ld n be believ$ because =mal  
compla9ts h n be5 regi/]$ ) !           
appropriate au?orities2 ,:]eas !        
,russian ,f$]ation is a p>ticipat+ ,/ate
 ( ! ,organization = ,security &        
,coop]ation 9 ,europe & a signatory to !
 ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights1
 & ?us has agre$ to gu>antee !          
fundam5tal human rights ( all ( its     

citiz5s2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #g1 #bjag1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate issu$ a 
/atem5t say+ ,we categorically condemn !
 p]secution ( individuals bas$ on _!    
sexual ori5tation & urg+ ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,russian ,f$]ation to take /eps to     
ensure ! release ( all ^? wrongfully    
deta9$ 9 ,*e*nya1 & to conduct a cr$ible
 inve/igation ( ! reports2 & ,:]eas1 on 
,april #ag1 #bjag1 ,unit$ ,/ates        
,ambassador to ! ,unit$ ,nations ,nikki 
,haley issu$ a /atem5t say+ ,*e*5       
au?orities mu/ imm$iately inve/igate ^! 
allegations1 hold anyone involv$        
acc\ntable1 & take /eps to prev5t future
 abuses4 ,we are aga9/ all =ms (        
discrim9ation1 includ+ aga9/ p bas$ on  
sexual ori5tation4 ,:5 left un*eck$1    
discrim9ation & human rights abuses c   
lead to de/abilization & conflict43 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns !       
viol5ce & p]secution 9 ,*e*nya & calls  
on ,*e*5 (ficials to imm$iately cease ! 
abduction1 det5tion1 & torture (        

individuals on ! basis ( _! actual or   
suspect$ sexual ori5tation1 & hold      
acc\ntable all ^? involv$ 9 p]petrat+   
su* abuses2  7#b7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation to protect ! human
 rights ( all its citiz5s1 condemn !    
viol5ce & p]secution1 inve/igate ^!     
crimes 9 ,*e*nya1 & hold acc\ntable all 
^? involv$ 9 p]petrat+ su* abuses2  7#c7
 calls on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to  
cont9ue to condemn ! viol5ce &          
p]secution 9 ,*e*nya & dem& ! release ( 
individuals wrongfully deta9$2 &  7#d7  
affirms t ! rights to fre$om ( assembly1
 association1 & expression & fre$om f   
extrajudicial det5tion & viol5ce are    
univ]sal human rights t apply to all    
p]sons1 & t c\ntries t fail to respect  
^! rights jeop>dize ! security &        
prosp]ity ( all _! citiz5s4