,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1    
,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4      
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1  
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,danny
 ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,s*iff7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
,end,s,a,r,s peaceful prote/ movem5t 9  
,nig]ia4  ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #bj1 #bjbj1
 arm$ security =ces report$ly           
indiscrim9ately fir$ live ammunition on 
a cr[d ( peaceful prote/ors t _h ga!r$  
at ! ,lekki tollgate 9 ,lagos1 ,nig]ia1 
result+ 9 num]\s dea?s & injuries1 9 an 
ev5t n[ kn[n z ,black ,tuesday2 ,:]eas1 
on ,octob] #c1 #bjbj1 a widely %>$ video
 em]g$ appe>+ to %[ footage ( ! brutal  
murd] & robb]y ( a ,nig]ian civilian by 
(fic]s ( ! ,f$]al ,special ,anti-,robb]y

 ,squad1 commonly kn[n z ,,s>s2 ,:]eas  
s9ce ! em]g5ce ( ?is footage1 ?\s&s ( p 
across ,nig]ia h be5 publicly &         
peacefully demon/rat+ aga9/ police      
brutality & dem&+ ! complete disb&m5t ( 
,,s>s2 ,:]eas ! ,end,s,a,r,s prote/     
movem5t 9 ,nig]ia has be5 peacefully    
call+ = ! disb&m5t ( ,,s>s1 :i* has be5 
implicat$ 9 widespread human rights     
abuses1 includ+ torture & extrajudicial 
kill+s2 ,:]eas !re has be5 significant  
evid5ce ( police viol5ce & abuse by     
,,s>s 9 ,nig]ia1 :i* mu/ be ?or\ghly &  
imm$iately inve/igat$ 9 ord] to a*ieve  
ju/ice = victims2 ,:]eas all peaceful   
prote/ors :o 7 wrongfully arre/$ =      
p>ticipat+ or support+ ! ,end,s,a,r,s   
prote/s mu/ imm$iately be releas$2      
,:]eas !re mu/ be an imm$iate indep5d5t 
inve/igation ( ! actions t l$ to ! kill+
 ( & ! use ( deadly =ce aga9/ prote/ors 
at ! ,lekki tollgate on ,octob] #bj1    
#bjbj2 ,:]eas ju/ice = ! victims--& _!  
families--kill$ by ,nig]ian security    
=ces dur+ peaceful demon/rations aga9/  

police abuse mu/ be address$2 ,:]eas    
compreh5sive re=m ( ! security sector1  
includ+ specific measures (             
acc\ntability1 %\ld be imm$iately       
initiat$ & implem5t$ 9 a public &       
transp>5t mann]2 ,:]eas ! ,nig]ian      
,gov]nm5t mu/ uphold ! "r to peaceful   
prote/ & assembly 9 accordance ) !      
,int]national ,bill ( ,rights1 !        
,african ,*>t] on ,human & ,peoples'    
,rights1 & ! ,con/itution ( ! ,f$]al    
,republic ( ,nig]ia #aiii 7z am5d$72    
,:]eas !re are ov] #a1jjj1jjj ,nig]ian  
migrants across ! _w1 ) ne>ly #djj1jjj  
,nig]ian immigrants & _! *ildr5 resid+ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,african     
,union issu$ a /rong condemnation ( !   
murd] ( ,george ,floyd1 an              
,african-,am]ican man unlawfully kill$  
by ,m9neapolis police (fic]s1 9         
recognition ( ! global significance ( ! 
,black ,lives ,matt] movem5t2 & ,:]eas  
inju/ice aga9/ ,black lives 9 ,nig]ia is
 a matt] ( int]national conc]n1 because 
,black lives matt] :]ev] !y may be 9 !  

_w3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns ! viol5t
 crackd[n on peaceful prote/ors by !    
,nig]ia's security =ces2  7#b7 calls on 
! ,nig]ian ,gov]nm5t to-- 7,a7 n use    
excessive =ce aga9/ peaceful prote/ors 9
 compliance ) int]national law2 &  7,b7 
desi/ f ! p]secution1 h>assm5t1 &       
infr+em5t ( ! human rights ( any & all  
,nig]ians = ex]cis+ _! rights to prote/2
  7#c7 calls on ! ,african &            
int]national human rights community to  
conduct indep5d5t inve/igations into !  
use ( deadly =ce aga9/ prote/ors at !   
,lekki tollgate on ,octob] #bj1 #bjbj2 &
  7#d7 supports ! dem&s ( ! ,end,s,a,r,s
 movem5t = ju/ice1 acc\ntability1 &     
mean+ful police re=m4