,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ged  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bb 7legislative day1 ,october #ai71    
#bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,markey1
 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mr4   
,reed7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,requesting information on
 the ,government of ,azerbaijan's human 
rights practices pursuant to section    
#ejb;,b7c7 of the ,foreign ,assistance  
,act of #aifa4  #a4 ,request for        
information on the ,government of       
,azerbaijan's human rights practices    
7a7 ,statement required ,not later than 
#cj days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution1 the ,secretary of   
,state shall1 pursuant to section       
#ejb;,b7c7 of the ,foreign ,assistance  
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7;c771
 transmit to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations of the ,senate and the       

,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives a statement1 
prepared with the assistance of the     
,assistant ,secretary of ,state for     
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor1 
with respect to ,azerbaijan4  7b7       
,elements ,the statement submitted under
 subsection 7a7 shall include the       
following elements3 7#a7 ,all the       
available information about observance  
of and respect for human rights and     
fundamental freedom in ,azerbaijan1 and 
a detailed description of practices by  
the ,government of ,azerbaijan with     
respect thereto1 including alleged      
violations of such rights and freedoms  
by the ,government of ,azerbaijan1      
including-- 7,a7 unlawful or arbitrary  
killings2  7,b7 torture2  7,c7 arbitrary
 arrest and detention without charges   
and trial2  7,d7 political prisoners2   
7,e7 arbitrary interference with        
privacy2  7,f7 restrictions on freedom  
of expression1 the press1 and the       
internet2  7,g7 restrictions on freedoms

 of assembly1 association1 and movement2
  7,h7 refoulement of refugees2  7,i7   
restrictions on political participation2
  7,j7 discrimination and violence      
against women1 minorities1 and lesbian1 
gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 and intersex
 7,,lgbti7 persons2 and  7,k7 the worst 
forms of child labor4  7#b7 ,the steps  
the ,united ,states ,government has     
taken to-- 7,a7 promote respect for and 
observance of human rights in           
,azerbaijan and discourage any practices
 in ,azerbaijan that are inimical to    
internationally recognized human rights2
 and  7,b7 publicly or privately call   
attention to1 and disassociate the      
,united ,states and any security        
assistance provided for ,azerbaijan     
from1 such practices4  7#c7 ,whether1 in
 the opinion of the ,secretary of       
,state1 notwithstanding any such        
practices1 extraordinary circumstances  
exist that necessitate a continuation of
 security assistance for ,azerbaijan    
and1 if so1 a description of the        

circumstances and the extent to which   
the assistance should be continued      
7subject to such conditions as ,congress
 may impose under section #ejb;,b of the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd771 and all the facts   
pursuant to which it is in the national 
interest of the ,united ,states to      
provide such assistance4  7#d7 ,other   
information1 including-- 7,a7 all       
available credible information          
concerning alleged violations of        
internationally recognized human rights 
by the ,government of ,azerbaijan1 its  
armed forces1 and associated groups and 
persons in the context of their         
activities in the ,south ,caucasus      
region1 including the denial of the     
right to life1 the infliction of        
civilian casualties1 the displacement of
 civilian populations1 and attacks on   
civilian infrastructure and houses of   
worship2  7,b7 the likelihood that      
,united ,states security assistance1 as 
defined in section #ejb;,b7d7 of the    

,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7;d77 and including      
training and equipment provided under   
section #ccc of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 has been and will be used
 in the ,south ,caucasus by the         
,government of ,azerbaijan in a manner  
inimical to internationally recognized  
human rights2 and  7,c7 a description of
 the steps the ,united ,states has taken
 to-- 7i7 discourage any practices by   
the ,government of ,azerbaijan1 its     
armed forces1 or associated groups or   
persons in the ,south ,caucasus that are
 inimical to internationally recognized 
human rights2 and  7ii7 publicly or     
privately call attention to1 and        
disassociate the ,united ,states and any
 security assistance provided to the    
,government of ,azerbaijan1 including   
training and equipment provided under   
section #ccc of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 from1 such practices in  
the ,south ,caucasus4