,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ebd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #b1 #bjbj,mr4    
,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4     
,coons1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !   
practice ( politically motivat$         
imprisonm5t1 call+ = ! imm$iate release 
( political prison]s 9 ! ,russian       
,f$]ation1 & urg+ action by ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to impose sanctions )  
respect to p]sons responsible = t =m (  
human rights abuse4  ,:]eas ! "r to     
lib]ty & security ( a p]son & !         
protection f arbitr>y imprisonm5t are   
among ! pr9cipal human rights gu>ante$  
by ,article #i ( ! ,int]national        
,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights1
 ,article #bc ( ! ,conclud+ ,docum5t ( !
 ,vi5na ,meet+ ( ! ,conf]5ce on         
,security & ,coop]ation 9 ,europe1 &    
,article #e ( ! ,european ,conv5tion on 
,human ,rights2 ,:]eas ! ,russian       

,f$]ation1 z a memb] ( ! ,unit$         
,nations1 ! ,organization = ,security & 
,co-op]ation 9 ,europe 7,,osce71 & !    
,c\ncil ( ,europe1 is b\nd by           
int]national commitm5ts ) reg>d to human
 rights & ! rule ( law2 ,:]eas1 on      
,octob] #c1 #bjab1 ! ,p>liam5t>y        
,assembly ( ! ,c\ncil ( ,europe adopt$  
,resolution #aijj 7#bjab7 t def9$ anyone
 ^: det5tion has be5 impos$ 9 violation 
( "o ( ! fundam5tal gu>antees set out 9 
! ,european ,conv5tion on ,human ,rights
 & its ,protocols or is ! result (      
proce$+s :i* 7 cle>ly unfair & ?is      
appe>s to be connect$ ) political       
motives ( ! au?orities z a political    
prison]2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #b1 #bjad1 !  
,,osce ,p>liam5t>y ,assembly adopt$ !   
,baku ,decl>ation 9 :i* x endorses !    
adoption by ! ,p>liam5t>y ,assembly ( ! 
,c\ncil ( ,europe ( a resolution        
confirm+ ! def9ition ( political        
prison]s & /rongly urges p>ticipat+     
/ates to co-op]ate ) int]national       
in/itutions l ! ,,osce1 to help ensure t

 ''' !re w be no political prison]s 9 ! 
,,osce area2 ,:]eas1 bas$ on ! crit]ia (
 ! ,p>liam5t>y ,assembly ( ! ,c\ncil (  
,europe ,resolution #aijj 7#bjab71 !    
,memorial ,human ,rights ,c5t]1 "o ( !  
mo/ respect$ nongov]nm5tal organizations
 9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 e/imates t !re 
are curr5tly m ?an #cjj political       
prison]s 9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation2 ,:]eas 
! li/ ( ,russian political prison]s     
designat$ by ! ,memorial ,human ,rights 
,c5t] includes j\rnali/s1 civil society 
activi/s1 human rights advocates1       
p>ticipants ( peaceful demon/rations1   
adh]5ts ( prohibit$ religi\s gr\ps1     
memb]s ( undesirable organizations1 &   
,ukra9ian citiz5s f ! illegally annex$  
,crimea2 ,:]eas ! longe/-s]v+ political 
prison] 9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 ,alexey 
,pi*ug91 has be5 inc>c]at$ s9ce ,june   
#ai1 #bjjc1 9 violation ( #b rul+s by ! 
,european ,c\rt ( ,human ,rights & !    
op9ion by ! ,unit$ ,nations ,work+ ,gr\p
 on ,arbitr>y ,det5tion2 ,:]eas         
opposition activi/ ,kon/ant9 ,kotov 0   

s5t5c$ to #d ye>s' imprisonm5t on       
,septemb] #e1 #bjai1 = p>ticipat+ 9     
peaceful demon/rations1 9 a rul+ ,human 
,rights ,wat* has describ$ z an         
outrage\s violation ( ! "r to peaceful  
prote/2 ,:]eas ,ana/asia ,%ev*5ko1 an   
activi/ 9 ! ,op5 ,russia movem5t1 has   
be5 held "u h\se arre/ s9ce ,janu>y #bc1
 #bjai1 on ! *>ge ( belong+ to an       
undesirable organization & has be5      
designat$ by ,amne/y ,int]national z a  
prison] ( consci5ce2 ,:]eas ,yuri       
,dmitriev1 a hi/orian & ! lead] ( !     
,memorial ,human ,rights ,c5t]'s bran* 9
 ! ,republic ( ,k>elia :o has work$ to  
docum5t mass burial sites f ,/al9-era   
executions1 is be+ held 9 pretrial      
det5tion on *>ges ( *ild pornography t  
,human ,rights ,wat* has describ$ z     
bogus & "p ( an ongo+ sme> campaign2    
,:]eas ,d5nis ,*ri/5s51 a ,jehovah's    
,witness & a citiz5 ( ,d5m>k1 0 s5t5c$  
to #f ye>s' imprisonm5t on ,febru>y #f1 
#bjai1 9 a decision condemn$ by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,commission on ,int]national    

,religi\s ,fre$om z "p ( ! broad] patt]n
 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation   
engag+ 9 or tol]at+ sev]e violations (  
religi\s fre$om2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y    
#aj1 #bjbj1 a c\rt 9 ,p5za s5t5c$ #g    
activi/s to prison t]ms rang+ f #f to   
#ah ye>s = p>ticipation 9 :at au?orities
 alleg$ 0 a t]rori/ organization call$  
,network aft] a trial m>k$ by           
incommunicado det5tion1 torture1 & o!r  
ill treatm5t to extract confessions1 9  
:at ,human ,rights ,wat* has describ$ z 
an example ( ! ,russian au?orities abus+
 c\nt]t]rorism laws to sil5ce critics & 
d5y fundam5tal human rights2 ,:]eas1 on 
,june #ah1 #bjah1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate   
affirm$ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates is deeply     
conc]n$ by ! gr[+ numb] ( individuals   
''' id5tifi$ by cr$ible human rights    
organizations z political & religi\s    
prison]s held by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !        
,russian ,f$]ation & call$ on !         
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation to     
release all ^? id5tifi$ z political or  
religi\s prison]s imm$iately & cease its

 use ( ! legal sy/em to suppress diss5t 
& peaceful religi\s practice2 ,:]eas1 on
 ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbj1 #dc p>liam5t>ians f
 #af ,european c\ntries introduc$ a     
resolution 9 ! ,p>liam5t>y ,assembly ( !
 ,c\ncil ( ,europe call+ = ! appo9tm5t (
 a rapporteur to exam9e ! gr[+ crisis ) 
politically motivat$ imprisonm5ts 9 !   
,russian ,f$]ation2 & ,:]eas1 accord+ to
 ! ,memorial ,human ,rights ,c5t]1 !    
numb] ( political prison]s 9 ! ,russian 
,f$]ation has increas$ m ?an #f-;fold   
s9ce #bjae3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !       
,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support = ^?    
unju/ly imprison$ 9 ! ,russian          
,f$]ation2  7#b7 condemns ! practice (  
politically motivat$ imprisonm5t 9 !    
,russian ,f$]ation1 :i* violates !      
commitm5ts ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation to    
int]national obligations ) respect to   
human rights & ! rule ( law2  7#c7 calls
 on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation  
to imm$iately release political         
prison]s1 includ+ ,alexey ,pi*ug91      
,kon/ant9 ,kotov1 ,ana/asia ,%ev*5ko1   

,yuri ,dmitriev1 & ,d5nis ,*ri/5s52     
7#d7 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 9 
all its int]actions ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,russian ,f$]ation1 to raise individual 
cases ( political prison]s held by !    
,russian ,f$]ation & to press = _!      
release2 &  7#e7 urges ! ,secret>y (    
,/ate & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury to use
 _! au?ority "u ! ,s]gei ,magnitsky     
,rule ( ,law ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjab
 7title ,,iv ( ,public ,law #aab-bjh2   
#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note71 ! ,global    
,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,acc\ntability
 ,act 7subtitle ,f ( title ,,xii (      
,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfef note71 & o!r applicable provisions
 ( law to designate = ! imposition (    
sanctions (ficials ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,russian ,f$]ation :o are responsible = 
human rights abuses 9 ! =m ( politically
 motivat$ imprisonm5t4