,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,coons1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 & ,mr4
 ,ka9e7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ! ,s5ate reg>d+ ! practice (     
politically motivat$ imprisonm5t ( wom5 
ar\nd ! _w & call+ on gov]nm5ts = !     
imm$iate release ( wom5 :o are political
 prison]s4  ,:]eas ,article #c ( !      
,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights  
gu>antees ! "r to lib]ty & security (   
p]son1 ,article #i protects aga9/       
arbitr>y arre/ or det5tion1 & ,article  
#ah gu>antees ! "r to fre$om ( ?\ght1   
consci5ce1 & religion2 ,:]eas wom5      
across ! _w face enorm\s risks to       
advance human rights & pursue progress =
 _! communities1 includ+-- 7#a7         
discrim9atory policies & attitudes2     
7#b7 repressive gov]nm5ts2  7#c7 abusive
 au?orities2 &  7#d7 critical ?reats to 

_! heal?1 especially amid ! ,,covid-#ai 
p&emic2 ,:]eas wom5 activi/s across ! _w
 are be+ unju/ly deta9$ 9 ord] to sil5ce
 _! voices & end _! activism2 ,:]eas    
wom5 j\rnali/s are be+ unju/ly deta9$ = 
speak+ tru? to p[] & expos+ corruption &
 abuses by gov]nm5ts & o!r au?orities2  
,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic pres5ts a   
sev]e ?reat to wom5 :o are deta9$       
unju/ly & :o are (t5 h\s$ 9 ov]cr[d$    
prisons ) limit$ access to m$ical c>e1  
:i* c conv]t unju/ prison s5t5ces into  
dea? s5t5ces = vuln]able deta9$ wom52   
,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has wag$ 
a brutal campaign to suppress political 
diss5t & vibrant e?nic m9ority          
communities2 ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic (  
,*9a has suppress$ & deta9$ human rights
 legal pr(essionals1 includ+ ,li ,yuhan1
 :o has be5 sev]ely mi/reat$ 9 det5tion 
& :o w5t on a hung] /rike 9 #bjah2      
,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has      
subject$ ,uyghurs 9 ,x9jiang to mass    
surveillance1 =c$ labor1 =c$ bir?       
control1 =c$ /]ilization1 &             

extrajudicial int]nm5t1 includ+-- 7#a7  
,rahile ,dawut1 a pr(essor ( traditional
 ,uyghur culture2  7#b7 ,gulmira ,im91 a
 =m] website adm9i/rator & gov]nm5t     
employee2 &  7#c7 ,nig>e ,abdu%ukur1 :o 
0 s5t5c$ to #ai ye>s imprisonm5t aft]   
inquir+ ab\t h] "m's det5tion2 ,:]eas ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has t>get$        
,tibetans = celebrat+ _! h]itage1       
includ+-- 7#a7 ,bonkho ,kyi1 :o 0 deta9$
 = organiz+ a picnic celebration = ,8   
,hol9ess ! ,dalai ,lama's #hj? bir?day2 
&  7#b7 ,ye%e ,*o$ron1 :o 0 s5t5c$ 9    
#bjjh to #ae ye>s imprisonm5t aft]      
p>ticipat+ 9 prote/s2 ,:]eas 9 ,iran1   
human rights def5d]s h be5 /eadfa/ 9 _! 
advocacy despite repeat$ abuse & arre/  
by au?orities1 includ+ curr5tly deta9$  
human rights activi/s-- 7#a7 ,nasr9     
,sot\deh1 :o spoke out aga9/ ! dea?     
p5alty & laws =c+ wom5 to we> hijabs &  
:o is curr5tly on a hung] /rike & is 9  
critical condition2  7#b7 ,at5a ,daemi1 
a human rights activi/ :o is s]v+ an    
additional #b ye>s 9 prison & fac+ #gd  

la%es = p>ticipat+ 9 a peaceful sit-9   
prote/ 9 ,ev9 prison2 &  7#c7 ,n>ges    
,mohammadi1 vice presid5t ( ! ,c5tre =  
,human ,rights ,def5d]s1 :o has exp]i5c$
 sev]e heal? conditions & lung disease  
:ile 9 prison & has suff]$ f wors5+     
,,covid-#ai symptoms s9ce ,june #bi1    
#bjbj2 ,:]eas ,iranian au?orities h also
 rec5tly arre/$ & imprison$             
environm5tali/s work+ = ! ,p]sian       
,wildlife ,h]itage ,f\ndation1 includ+  
,sepideh ,ka%ami & ,mc,gill ,univ]sity  
graduate ,nil\f> ,bayani1 :o previ\sly  
work$ = ! ,unit$ ,nations ,environm5t   
,programme2 ,:]eas ,turkey is ! _w's    
second wor/ jail] ( j\rnali/s1 ) #dg    
j\rnali/s imprison$ 9 #bjai1 includ+--  
7#a7 ,hatice ,duman1 own] & editor at   
,atilim1 :i* publi%$ editorials condemn+
 ,presid5t ,erdogan's policies2 &  7#b7 
,ays5ur ,p>ildak & ,hanim ,bsra ,erdal1 
j\rnali/s = ,zaman1 :i* au?orities claim
 has ties to ,fe?ulaah ,gl52 ,:]eas 9   
,egypt1 ,presid5t ,sisi has attempt$ to 
qua% diss5t by jail+ & abus+ human      

rights def5d]s1 includ+-- 7#a7 ,mahi5\r 
el-,masry1 a human rights lawy] accus$ (
 spread+ false news2  7#b7 ,esraa ,abdel
 ,fattah1 a human rights activi/ &      
report] :o 0 report$ly beat51 hung f    
h&cuffs1 & *ok$ ) h] clo!s by           
au?orities2 &  7#c7 ,sanaa ,seif1 :o 0  
deta9$ :ile fil+ a compla9t at ! ,public
 ,prosecutor's (fice reg>d+ h] assault  
outside ,cairo's ,tora prison1 :i* h\ses
 h] bro!r1 :o is a political activi/2   
,:]eas ,burundian au?orities arre/$ &   
convict$ #d j\rnali/s at ,iwacu1        
,burundi's la/ rema9+ indep5d5t         
newspap]1 includ+ ,*ri/9e ,kamikazi &   
,agns ,ndirubusa1 aft] a flaw$ trial1 = 
alleg$ly attempt+ to und]m9e /ate       
security2 ,:]eas ,saudi ,arabian wom5's 
rights & human rights activi/s ,l\ja9   
al-,ha?l\l1 ,nassima al-,sada1 ,sam>    
,badawi1 ,n\f ,abdualziz1 & ,maya'a     
al-,zahrani all rema9 wrongfully        
imprison$2 ,:]eas 9 ! ,philipp9es1      
,s5ator ,leila de ,lima rema9s unju/ly  
imprison$ = h] vocal criticism (        

extrajudicial kill+s c>ri$ out dur+     
,presid5t ,dut]te's w> on drugs2 ,:]eas 
9 ,eritrea1 political dissid5t ,a/]     
,fissehatsion has be5 held incommunicado
 )\t *>ge or trial s9ce #bjja3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports 
wom5 :o are be+ unju/ly deta9$ ar\nd !  
_w2  7#b7 affirms t a gov]nm5t %\ld nev]
 deta9 its citiz5s = ex]cis+ ! rights ( 
fre$om ( assembly1 association1 & spee*2
  7#c7 calls on gov]nm5ts t are unju/ly 
deta9+ wom5 = ex]cis+ _! fundam5tal     
rights to imm$iately & unconditionally  
release ^! political prison]s2 &  7#d7  
urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 9 all  
its int]actions ) =eign gov]nm5ts-- 7,a7
 to raise individual cases ( wom5       
political prison]s2 &  7,b7 press = _!  
imm$iate release4