,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjba,mr4   
,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro (
 ,texas1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4   
,pressley1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,jackson    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4    
,coop]1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4    
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
dem&s ( ! ,end,s,a,r,s movem5t = ju/ice1
 acc\ntability1 & mean+ful police &     
security sector re=ms 9 ,nig]ia & call+ 
^u ! ,presid5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to 
safegu>d & promote ! protection (       
fre$oms ( ?\ght1 assembly1 & expression 
9 ,nig]ia & ar\nd ! _w4  ,:]eas1 on     
,octob] #bj1 #bjbj1 arm$ security =ces  
report$ly indiscrim9ately fir$ live     
ammunition on a cr[d ( peaceful prote/]s
 t _h ga!r$ at ! ,lekki ,toll ,gate 9   
,lagos1 ,nig]ia1 result+ 9 num]\s dea?s 
& injuries1 9 an ev5t n[ kn[n z ,black  

,tuesday2 ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #c1 #bjbj1 
a widely %>$ video em]g$ appe>+ to %[   
footage ( ! brutal treatm5t & robb]y ( a
 ,nig]ian citiz5 by ,special            
,anti-,robb]y ,squad 7commonly kn[n z   
,,s>s7 (fic]s2 ,:]eas s9ce ! em]g5ce (  
?is footage1 ?\s&s ( p across ,nig]ia h 
be5 publicly & peacefully demon/rat+    
aga9/ police brutality & dem&+ !        
complete disb&m5t ( ,,s>s2 ,:]eas1 on   
,febru>y #f1 #bjba1 ! ,judicial ,panel (
 ,inquiry set up by ! ,lagos ,/ate      
,gov]nm5t to inve/igate ! ,octob] #bj1  
#bjbj1 incid5t %ock+ly approv$ ! reop5+ 
( ! ,lekki ,toll ,gate prior to !       
completion ( =5sic analysis ( ! crime   
sc5e sp>k+ calls = fur!r prote/s2       
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ac1 #bjba1 peaceful
 demon/rators 7 report$ly arre/$ &      
tortur$ dur+ a prote/ 9 response to !   
decision ( ! ,lagos ,/ate ,judicial     
,panel ( ,inquiry to reop5 ! ,lekki     
,toll ,gate2 ,:]eas ! ,end,s,a,r,s      
movem5t 9 ,nig]ia has be5 peacefully    
call+ = ! disb&m5t ( ,,s>s1 t has be5   

implicat$ 9 widespread human rights     
abuses1 includ+ torture & extrajudicial 
kill+s2 ,:]eas !re has be5 significant  
evid5ce ( police viol5ce & abuse by     
,,s>s 9 ,nig]ia1 :i* mu/ be ?or\ghly &  
imm$iately inve/igat$ 9 ord] to a*ieve  
ju/ice = victims2 ,:]eas ju/ice = !     
victims & _! families kill$ by ,nig]ian 
security =ces dur+ ! peaceful           
demon/rations aga9/ police abuse mu/ be 
address$2 ,:]eas compreh5sive re=m ( !  
security sector1 includ+ specific       
measures ( acc\ntability1 %\ld be       
imm$iately initiat$ & implem5t$ 9 a     
public & transp>5t mann]2 ,:]eas !      
,nig]ian gov]nm5t mu/ uphold ! "r to    
peaceful prote/ & assembly 9 accordance 
) ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human      
,rights1 ! ,int]national ,cov5ant on    
,civil & ,political ,rights1 ! ,african 
,*>t] on ,human & ,peoples' ,rights1 & !
 ,con/itution ( ! ,f$]al ,republic (    
,nig]ia #aiii 7z am5d$72 ,:]eas !re are 
ov] a million ,nig]ian migrants across !
 _w1 ) ne>ly #djj1jjj ,nig]ian          

immigrants & _! *ildr5 resid+ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,african ,union issu$ 
a /rong condemnation ( ! murd] ( ,george
 ,floyd1 an ,african-,am]ican man       
unlawfully kill$ by ,m9neapolis police  
(fic]s1 9 recognition ( ! global        
significance ( ! ,black ,lives ,matt]s  
movem5t2 & ,:]eas inju/ice aga9/ ,black 
lives 9 ,nig]ia is a matt] (            
int]national conc]n1 because ,black     
lives matt] :]ev] !y may be 9 ! _w3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 decl>es t !      
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica consid]s respect
 = human rights z a f\ndation = its     
bilat]al & int]national engagem5t )     
,nig]ia2  7#b7 condemns ! viol5t        
crackd[n & intimidation ( peaceful      
prote/]s by ,nig]ia's security =ces2    
7#c7 calls on ! ,nig]ian gov]nm5t to--  
7,a7 n use excessive =ce aga9/ peaceful 
prote/]s 9 compliance ) int]national    
law2  7,b7 desi/ f ! prosecution1       
h>assm5t1 & infr+em5t ( ! human rights (
 any & all ,nig]ians = ex]cis+ _! "r to 

prote/2 &  7,c7 release all p]sons      
wrongfully arre/$ = p>ticipat+ or       
support+ ! ,end,s,a,r,s prote/s & pay   
rep>ations to victims ( police          
brutality2  7#d7 support ! dem&s ( !    
,end,s,a,r,s movem5t = ju/ice1          
acc\ntability1 & mean+ful police &      
security sector re=ms 9 ,nig]ia2 &  7#e7
 calls ^u ! ,presid5t & ! ,secret>y (   
,/ate to safegu>d & promote ! protection
 ( fre$oms ( ?\ght1 assembly1 &         
expression 9 ,nig]ia & ar\nd ! _w4