,,iii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #caj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ba1 #bjba,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,july #bh1 #bjba,reported by ,mr4 ,menendez1 with an amendment ,august #c1 #bjba;,considered1 amended1 and agreed to ,,resolution ,expressing solidarity with ,cuban citizens demonstrating peacefully for fundamental freedoms1 condemning the ,cuban regime's acts of repression1 and calling for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained ,cuban citizens4 ,whereas1 on ,july #aa1 #bjba1 thousands of ,cuban citizens took to the streets to peacefully protest and to call for respect for basic human rights and fundamental freedoms1 and the end of the dictatorship in ,cuba2 ,whereas the demonstrations were the largest protests witnessed on the island in #be years1 with courageous ,cuban men1 women1 and youth taking to the streets in at least #ej different cities and towns across every province to affirm a deep aspiration for democratic change and to denounce the regime's corruption2 ,whereas the nationwide protests represent the full diversity of ,cuban society1 with demonstrators proudly proclaiming ,patria y ,vida6 7,homeland and ,life67 and calling for libertad 7liberty72 ,whereas the demonstrations in ,cuba follow months of severe shortages of food and basic medicine1 frequent power outages1 record high rates of transmission of ,,covid-#ai1 and the ,cuban regime's ineffective response1 in addition to the ,cuban regime's continued repression and arbitrary imprisonment of citizens1 peaceful activists1 and artists2 ,whereas1 despite the authoritarian regime's blocking of internet service to prevent the spread of information about the demonstrations1 ,cubans witnessed examples of their compatriots demanding change in their country and courageously joined the growing protests2 ,whereas1 despite the peaceful nature of the demonstrations1 ,miguel ,daz-,canel incited violence among ,cubans and encouraged his supporters to attack peaceful protestors1 declaring in a televised address1 the order to fight has been given--into the streets and pledged his supporters' lives3 ,over our dead bodies4 ,we are prepared to do anything2 ,whereas ,daz-,canel has sought to delegitimize peaceful protesters1 crudely stating they constitute a small group of vulgar criminals that are paid to be disruptive2 ,whereas ,daz-,canel sought to blame the endemic problems causing so much human suffering by the ,cuban people on outside forces instead of on the ,cuban regime's long-standing corruption1 mismanagement1 and theft of public resources2 ,whereas the ,cuban regime's domestic security apparatus1 including military and police1 were recorded on video violently repressing peaceful ,cuban citizens1 including by using live ammunition and attacking journalists2 ,whereas numerous reports indicate deaths of and injuries to ,cuban protestors at the hands of the regime's security forces1 including instances of police firing live ammunition into crowds and at least one documented police beating that led to a civilian death2 ,whereas independent ,cuban civil society groups have reported that hundreds of individuals have been arrested1 detained1 or are missing2 ,whereas defying regime repression1 continued internet shutdowns1 and illegal searches of the homes of activists and protestors1 ,cuban men1 women1 and youth continued to peacefully protest throughout the island on ,monday1 ,july #ab1 using social media to organize themselves and document acts of regime repression2 ,whereas international human rights groups1 including ,human ,rights ,watch1 ,amnesty ,international1 the ,united ,nations ,office of the ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights1 and the ,inter-,american ,commission on ,human ,rights1 have long condemned the ,cuban regime for violating human rights and fundamental freedoms2 and ,whereas for years the ,cuban regime has exported its authoritarian methods to ,venezuela1 sending intelligence personnel to assist ,venezuelan security forces as they repressed similar peaceful protests calling for democratic change3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 expresses its strong solidarity with the people of ,cuba in their desire to live in a free and democratic country with uncensored access to information1 justice1 and economic prosperity2 7#b7 condemns the violence ordered by ,miguel ,daz-,canel against peaceful protesters as violations of internationally recognized human rights that does nothing to address ,cuba's challenges2 7#c7 calls on ,cuban forces-- 7,a7 to respect the ,cuban people's exercise of freedom of assembly1 freedom of expression1 and other universal human rights2 7,b7 to refrain from restricting internet access and connectivity in the country2 and 7,c7 to permit ,cuban citizens to freely communicate on digital platforms1 as is their fundamental right2 7#d7 calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all arbitrarily detained ,cuban citizens and all ,cuban political prisoners2 7#e7 calls on members of the ,cuban ,revolutionary ,armed ,forces1 the ,cuban ,ministry of the ,interior1 and ,cuba's ,national ,revolutionary ,police ,force to refrain from violently repressing peaceful protesters and committing other human rights violations2 7#f7 urges foreign governments1 including authoritarian regimes1 to halt the provision of technology1 equipment1 and other forms of assistance that are increasing the capability of the ,cuban ,revolutionary ,armed ,forces1 the ,cuban ,ministry of the ,interior1 and ,cuba's ,national ,revolutionary ,police ,force to violently repress peaceful protestors1 curtail freedom of expression through censorship of the internet1 and commit other human rights abuses2 and 7#g7 urges democratic governments and legislatures in ,europe1 ,latin ,america1 and the ,caribbean-- 7,a7 to pledge their support for freedom and democracy in ,cuba2 and 7,b7 to speak out against the repression of demonstrators in ,cuba4