,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #af1 #bjah ,mr4  
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4   
,nelson1 & ,mr4 ,cruz7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,honor+ ,las ,damas de    
,blanco z ! recipi5t ( ! #bjah ,milton  
,fri$man ,prize = ,advanc+ ,lib]ty4     
,:]eas ,las ,damas de ,blanco 7also kn[n
 z ! ,ladies 9 ,:ite7 is a gr\p compos$ 
( wives & female relatives ( imprison$  
political prison]s1 prison]s (          
consci5ce1 & peaceful dissid5ts 9 ,cuba2
 ,:]eas1 9 ,april #bjjc1 dur+ ! wave (  
repression kn[n z ! ,black ,spr+1 a gr\p
 ( /rong & c\rage\s wom5 =m$ ,las ,damas
 de ,blanco 9 response to ! wrongful    
imprisonm5t ( _! family memb]s by !     
,cuban regime2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! inception 
( ! gr\p1 ! memb]s ( ,las ,damas de     
,blanco h att5d$ ,sunday mass 9 ! ,*ur* 
( ,santa ,rita 9 ,havana1 ,cuba1 & !n   
m>*$ peacefully ?r\gh ! /reets ( ,havana

 hold+ photos ( _! jail$ relatives &    
:ite gladioluses2 ,:]eas memb]s ( ,las  
,damas de ,blanco regul>ly m>* to       
advocate = ! release ( all political    
prison]s & ! fre$om ( ! ,cuban p f      
,cuba's repressive regime2 ,:]eas1      
despite lead+ peaceful prote/s1 memb]s (
 ,las ,damas de ,blanco are regul>ly    
attack$ by ,cuban regime security =ces &
 prev5t$ f ex]cis+ _! fundam5tal rights 
( ! fre$oms ( expression & assembly2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to ,amne/y              
,int]national-- 7#a7 ,las ,damas de     
,blanco rema9s "o ( ! prim>y t>gets (   
repression by ,cuban ,gov]nm5t          
au?orities2 &  7#b7 memb]s ( ,las ,damas
 de ,blanco are frequ5tly deta9$ & (t5  
beat5 by law en=cem5t (ficials & /ate   
security ag5ts dress$ z civilians :ile 9
 det5tion2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,human  
,rights ,wat* #bjah ,_w ,report1        
det5tion is (t5 us$ preemptively to     
prev5t p f p>ticipat+ 9 peaceful m>*es  
or meet+s to discuss politics1 &        
deta9ees are (t5 beat51 ?reat5$1 & held 

incommunicado = h\rs or days2 ,:]eas !  
,human ,rights ,wat* #bjah ,_w ,report  
not$ t1 ,cuban ,police or /ate security 
ag5ts cont9ue to r\t9ely h>ass1 r\gh up1
 & deta9 memb]s ( ,las ,damas de ,blanco
 be=e or aft] !y att5d ,sunday mass2    
,:]eas1 9 #bjje1 ,las ,damas de ,blanco 
0 select$ to receive ! ,sakh>ov ,prize =
 ,fre$om ( ,?\ght1 b ! ,cuban regime did
 n all[ ! memb]s ( ! gr\p to leave !    
isl& to accept ! aw>d2 ,:]eas ,laura ,9s
 ,polln ,tol$o1 ! f\nd] ( ,las ,damas de
 ,blanco1 left a legacy ( a peaceful    
prote/ aga9/ human & civil rights abuses
 9 ,cuba2 ,:]eas ,laura ,9s ,polln      
,tol$o di$ on ,octob] #ad1 #bjaa1 & :ile
 h] dea? g>n]$ widespread int]national  
att5tion1 ! ,cuban regime rema9$ sil5t2 
,:]eas1 accord+ to ,fre$om ,h\se1 9     
,decemb] #bjac1 ,las ,damas de ,blanco  
took to ! /reets to demon/rate aga9/    
human rights abuses on ,int]national    
,human ,rights ,day1 b 7 deta9$ be=e !  
prote/ c\ld beg92 ,:]eas1 9 ,febru>y    
#bjae1 #cj memb]s ( ,las ,damas de      

,blanco 7 arre/$ 9 an attempt by ,cuban 
(ficials to b> ! wom5 f p>ticipat+ 9 !  
,todos,marchamos m>*1 :i* s\ght to      
advocate = ! fre$om ( political prison]s
 9 ,cuba2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bj1 #bjaf1 a 
few h\rs be=e ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama   
l&$ 9 ,cuba = 8 fir/ visit to ! communi/
 c\ntry1 ,cuban au?orities arre/$ m ?an 
#ej dissid5ts prote/+ ! det]iorat+ /ate 
( human rights 9 ,cuba & directly t>get$
 ,las ,damas de ,blanco2 ,:]eas1 :ile   
,raul ,ca/ro is no long] ! head ( /ate (
 ,cuba1 grave human rights abuses       
cont9ue "u ! newly select$ ,presid5t (  
,cuba1 ,miguel ,daz-,canel2 ,:]eas ,las 
,damas de ,blanco has appeal$ to !      
,unit$ ,/ates & o!r =eign gov]nm5ts 9   
ord] to br+ int]national att5tion to !  
repression ( diss5t by ! ,cuban regime &
 ! plight ( political prison]s1 :o are  
r\t9ely jail$ unju/ly & )\t due process2
 ,:]eas1 on ,may #ag1 #bjah1 ,las ,damas
 de ,blanco w receive ! pre/igi\s #bjah 
,milton ,fri$man ,prize = ,advanc+      
,lib]ty = ! brav]y ( ! gr\p & ! cont9u+ 

ef=ts ( ! gr\p to fight = individual    
fre$om 9 ,cuba2 ,:]eas ! ,milton        
,fri$man ,prize = ,advanc+ ,lib]ty      
ackn[l$ges ^? :o h advocat$ & contribut$
 to advanc+ human lib]ty2 & ,:]eas ,b]ta
 de los ngeles ,sol] ,f]nndez & ,leticia
 ,ramos ,h]r]a1 memb]s ( ,las ,damas de 
,blanco1 h be5 prohibit$ by ! gov]nm5t (
 ,daz-,canel f leav+ ,cuba to accept !  
#bjah ,milton ,fri$man ,prize = ,advanc+
 ,lib]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 congratulates  
,las ,damas de ,blanco on receiv+ !     
pre/igi\s #bjah ,milton ,fri$man ,prize 
= ,advanc+ ,lib]ty2  7#b7 honors !      
memb]s ( ,las ,damas de ,blanco = _!    
c\rage\s ef=ts to /& up to ! ,cuban     
regime & def5d human rights & fundam5tal
 fre$oms1 z express$ 9 ! ,univ]sal      
,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights2  7#c7     
recognizes all ( ! valiant lead]s ( ,las
 ,damas de ,blanco1 includ+ ^? memb]s :o
 di$ be=e be+ able to see a free ,cuba2 
7#d7 expresses solid>ity & commitm5t to 
! democratic aspirations ( ! ,cuban p2 &

  7#e7 calls on ! ,cuban regime to all[ 
memb]s ( ,las ,damas de ,blanco to      
travel freely bo? dome/ically &         
int]nationally4