,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ba1      
#bjai,ms4 ,tlaib submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,condemning the human     
rights violations taking place in ,jammu
 and ,kashmir and supporting ,kashmiri  
self-determination4  ,whereas the       
,united ,states ,government seeks       
friendly relations and has long shared  
an important relationship with the      
,republic of ,india2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states ,government seeks to    
preserve peace and security in ,jammu   
and ,kashmir2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states ,government seeks to promote the
 human rights and liberties of all      
people1 including the freedom to        
practice1 worship1 or observe one's own 
religion2 ,whereas the ,government of   
,india has unilaterally changed the     
status of ,jammu and ,kashmir without a 
direct consultation or the consent of   

the ,kashmiri people2 ,whereas the      
,office of the ,united ,nations ,high   
,commissioner for ,human ,rights has    
reported gross human rights abuses in   
,jammu and ,kashmir2 ,whereas the       
,government of ,india has enforced a    
strict curfew in ,jammu and ,kashmir    
that has restricted freedom of          
expression1 assembly1 and movement2     
,whereas1 on ,august #e1 #bjai1 the     
,government of ,india enacted a         
communications blockade in ,jammu and   
,kashmir that includes the suspension of
 landlines and shutdown of mobile phone 
networks and internet access1 and       
service has only been partially restored
 as of ,october #ad1 #bjai2 ,whereas    
,kashmiri ,americans and ,kashmiris     
around the world have had difficulty or 
been unable to contact their family     
members since the imposition of the     
communications blockade on ,august #e1  
#bjai2 ,whereas press accounts and human
 rights observers have documented that  
the actions of the ,government of ,india

 in imposing a communications blockade  
have inhibited access to life-saving    
medical care2 ,whereas international    
human rights observers have documented  
the security services of the ,government
 of ,india's excessive use of force     
against civilians in ,jammu and         
,kashmir1 including the use of pellet   
shotguns1 tear gas1 and rubber bullets  
against protestors1 as reported by the  
,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for
 ,human ,rights2 ,whereas the           
,government of ,india has used the      
arrest and indefinite detention of      
thousands of people to control civilians
 of all ages1 including minors as young 
as nine1 in ,jammu and ,kashmir using   
the ,public ,safety ,act1 which violates
 article #i7b7 of the ,international    
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights2 ,whereas the ,government of    
,india has detained ,kashmiri civil     
society leaders of all political        
perspectives without charge or trial    
and1 as of ,september #be1 #bjai1       

prominent political and business leaders
 remain in detention2 ,whereas          
detentions and harassment of journalists
 in ,jammu and ,kashmir has been        
reported by independent observers and   
journalistic organizations2 ,whereas the
 right to religious expression has been 
severely curtailed1 including the       
closures of mosques and religious       
buildings2 ,whereas the ,government of  
,india has barred senior ,united ,states
 ,government officials and foreign      
journalists from traveling to ,jammu and
 ,kashmir since ,august #e2 ,whereas the
 actions of the ,government of ,india   
are not reflective of the shared        
democratic norms and values between the 
,united ,states and ,india2 ,whereas the
 actions of the ,government of ,india   
constitute violations of the ,united    
,nations ,universal ,declaration of     
,human ,rights2 ,whereas the ,government
 of ,india has failed to hold its       
military accountable and perpetuated a  
state of impunity for members of the    

,indian ,armed ,forces and related      
security services1 in part through the  
,armed ,forces ,special ,powers ,act2   
,whereas the ,office of the ,united     
,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,human 
,rights issued reports in #bjah and     
#bjai calling for the ,governments of   
,india and ,pakistan to implement policy
 recommendations to safeguard human     
rights2 and ,whereas1 according to the  
,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for
 ,human ,rights ,update on the          
,situation of ,human ,rights in         
,indian-,administered ,kashmir and      
,pakistan-,administered ,kashmir from   
,may #bjah to ,april #bjai1 the militant
 groups ,lashkar-e-,tayyiba1            
,jaish-e-,mohammed1 ,hizbul ,mujahideen1
 and ,harakat ,ul-,mujahidin have       
contributed to the harsh conditions and 
dire human rights situation faced by    
civilians in ,jammu and ,kashmir3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 opposes any use 
of force against civilian populations by

 governmental and nongovernmental actors
 alike2  7#b7 opposes and condemns the  
use of pellet shotguns and rubber       
bullets as a crowd-control method in any
 case2  7#c7 affirms that any changes to
 the status of ,jammu and ,kashmir must 
be made with the direct consultation of 
the ,kashmiri people1 who must play a   
central role in the determination of    
their future2  7#d7 urges the           
,government of ,india to immediately    
lift all remaining elements of the      
communications blockade imposed in      
,jammu and ,kashmir1 including restoring
 phone and internet access and          
refraining from any interference with   
the provision of medical treatment2     
7#e7 urges the ,department of ,state to 
facilitate contact between ,kashmiri    
,americans and their family members in  
,jammu and ,kashmir2  7#f7 reaffirms its
 strongly held belief that freedom of   
religion is a central and inalienable   
right of all people as promulgated in   
the ,united ,nations ,universal         

,declaration of ,human ,rights and urges
 the ,government of ,india to ensure    
compliance with the ,universal          
,declaration of ,human ,rights in ,jammu
 and ,kashmir2  7#g7 urges the          
,government of ,india to exercise       
restraint when performing security and  
policing operations and denounces the   
widespread use of threats and excessive 
force against civilians1 protestors1 and
 detainees2  7#h7 urges the ,government 
of ,india to immediately release        
unjustly and indefinitely detained      
people in ,jammu and ,kashmir and to    
cease arbitrary and politically         
motivated detentions2  7#i7 urges the   
,governments of ,india and ,pakistan to 
engage in dialogue to deescalate        
tensions and protect human rights2      
7#aj7 urges the ,governments of ,india  
and ,pakistan to renounce the use of    
force to settle the status of all       
disputed territories between them2      
7#aa7 urges the ,governments of ,india  
and ,pakistan to grant representatives  

of the ,office of the ,united ,nations  
,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights  
full and unfettered access to their     
respective sides of the ,line of        
,control2 and  7#ab7 urges the          
,governments of ,india and ,pakistan to 
implement the policy recommendations of 
the ,office of the ,united ,nations     
,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights  
contained in its #bjah and #bjai        
reports4