,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,calvert submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,united ,states should grant asylum to  
,aasiya ,noreen1 internationally known  
as ,asia ,bibi1 and her immediate       
family1 due to the persecution she has  
faced on account of her religion4       
,whereas the ,united ,states is a       
,nation founded on the principles of    
freedom of religion and freedom of      
speech2 ,whereas the right to due       
process is enshrined in the ,united     
,states ,constitution2 ,whereas ,asia   
,bibi and her family are practicing     
,pakistani ,catholics1 a minority group 
in ,pakistan2 ,whereas1 in ,june #bjji1 
,asia ,bibi was accused of insulting the
 ,muslim faith in a confrontation with a
 neighbor and drinking from a water     

source reserved solely for ,muslim use2 
,whereas1 in ,november #bjaj1 ,asia     
,bibi1 was sentenced to death by hanging
 after being convicted of blasphemy by a
 ,pakistani ,district ,court under      
,article #bie-;,c of ,pakistan's penal  
code2 ,whereas ,asia ,bibi appealed her 
sentence1 but it was upheld in ,october 
#bjad by the ,lahore ,high ,court of    
,appeals2 ,whereas1 in ,october #bjah1  
the ,supreme ,court of ,pakistan        
rightfully acquitted ,asia ,bibi due to 
insufficient evidence2 ,whereas ,asia   
,bibi and her family have been forced   
into hiding for fear of extrajudicial   
murder2 ,whereas in ,pakistan1 being    
accused of blasphemy by either the      
government or a private individual1 can 
lead to violence against the accused2   
,whereas human rights violations in     
,pakistan include inconsistent due      
process1 poor prison conditions1 lengthy
 and arbitrary sentences1 and lack of   
judicial independence2 and ,whereas the 
,united ,states may grant asylum to     

people who have been persecuted by their
 government on account of race1         
religion1 nationality1 membership in a  
social group1 or political belief3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
importance of granting asylum to those  
with legitimate claims of persecution   
for their religion1 race1 nationality1  
membership in a social group1 or        
political belief2 and  7#b7 supports    
granting asylum in the ,united ,states  
to ,aasiya ,noreen and her immediate    
family4