,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #g1 #bjba ,mr4 
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4    
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4  
,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 
& ,mr4 ,coons7 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$iate release ( wom5  
:o are political prison]s4  ,:]eas      
,article #c ( ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( 
,human ,rights gu>antees ! "r to life1  
lib]ty1 & security ( p]son1 ,article #i 
( ! ,decl>ation prohibits arbitr>y      
arre/s or det5tions1 & ,article #ah ( ! 
,decl>ation gu>antees ! "r to fre$om (  
?\ght1 consci5ce1 & religion2 ,:]eas    
wom5 ar\nd ! _w face enorm\s risks :5   
seek+ 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 ar\nd ! _w are be+ unju/ly or  
wrongfully deta9$ 9 ord] to sil5ce _!   
voices & end _! activism2 ,:]eas wom5   
j\rnali/s are be+ unju/ly or wrongfully 
deta9$ = speak+ tru? to p[] & expos+    
corruption & abuses by gov]nm5ts & o!r  
au?orities2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,(fice ( ! ,high ,commission] =
 ,human ,rights1 _m wom5 deta9ees face  
inhumane & degrad+ treatm5t ^u arre/1   
includ+ ?reats ( rape1 invasive body    
se>*es1 & humiliations ( a sexual       
nature1 & once unju/ly imprison$1 _m    
wom5 are subject$ to sexual viol5ce &   
o!r =ms ( torture at ! h&s ( security   
=ces2 ,:]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]able1  

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 def5d]s & j\rnali/s1      
includ+--  7#a7 ,li ,yuhan1 a human     
rights lawy] jail$ = repres5t+ cases    
conc]n+ fre$om ( belief & access to     
gov]nm5t in=mation1 :o has be5 subject  
to v]bal abuse & o!r mi/reatm5t :ile    
held 9 ext5d$ pre-trial det5tion2 &     
7#b7 ,zhang ,zhan1 a citiz5-j\rnali/    
s5t5c$ to #d ye>s 9 prison = report+ on 
,,covid-#ai 9 ,wuhan2  ,:]eas ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a has subject$ ,uyghurs &
 o!r e?nic m9orities 9 ,x9jiang to mass 
surveillance1 =c$ labor1 =c$ bir?       
control1 =c$ /]ilization1 co]c$         
abortion1 sexual assault1 rape1 unju/ or
 wrongful deta9m5t1 & extrajudicial     
int]nm5t1 includ+-- 7#a7 ,rahile ,dawut1
 a pr(essor ( traditional ,uyghur       
culture & recipi5t ( ! #bjbj ,c\rage to 
,?9k aw>d1 :o has be5 held incommunicado

 s9ce h] disappe>ance 9 ,decemb] #bjag2 
7#b7 ,gulmira ,im91 a =m]               
,uyghur-language website adm9i/rator &  
writ]1 :o is s]v+ out a #ai-ye> s5t5ce =
 h] alleg$ role 9 organiz+ demon/rations
 9 #bjji & h] onl9e criticism ( ,*9ese  
repression ( ! ,uyghurs2 &  7#c7 ,nig>e 
,abdu%ukur1 :o 0 s5t5c$ to #ai ye>s     
imprisonm5t aft] call+ h] bro!r 9       
,g]many to tell him ab\t _! "m's        
det5tion2  ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a has t>get$ ,tibetans = peaceful    
political or cultural expression1       
includ+-- 7#a7 ,bonkho ,kyi1 :o 0 s5t5c$
 to #g ye>s imprisonm5t = 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 = alleg$ly contact+
 ! ,tibetan gov]nm5t 9 exile aft]       
p>ticipat+ 9 ! #bjjh ,lhasa prote/s2    
,:]eas ! pro-democracy movem5t 9 ,hong  
,kong has be5 subject$ to h>% gov]nm5t  
p]secution at ! direction ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a1 & activi/s h be5      

unju/ly jail$1 includ+ ,qu9n ,moon1 :o 0
 among #ab activi/s captur$ :ile try+ to
 flee p]secution 9 ,hong ,kong & 0      
subsequ5tly s5t5c$ to #b ye>s 9 prison2 
,:]eas1 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 has rec5tly be5
 return$ to prison aft] a m$ical leave  
despite s]i\s heal? conditions2 &  7#b7 
,at5a ,daemi1 a human rights activi/ :o 
has be5 s5t5c$ to an additional #b ye>s 
9 prison & #gd la%es = p>ticipat+ 9 a   
peaceful sit-9 prote/ 9 ,ev9 prison dur+
 h] initial #e-ye> s5t5ce2 ,:]eas       
,iranian au?orities h also rec5tly      
arre/$ & imprison$ environm5tali/s work+
 = ! ,p]sian ,wildlife ,h]itage         
,f\ndation1 includ+ ,sepideh ,ka%ani &  
,nil\f> ,bayani1 :o previ\sly work$ = ! 
,unit$ ,nations ,environm5t ,programme1 
subject+ !m to torture & ?reats ( sexual

 assault2 ,:]eas ,turkey is ! _w's      
second wor/ jail] ( j\rnali/s1 ) #cg    
j\rnali/s imprison$ 9 #bjbj alone1      
includ+-- 7#a7 ,hatice ,duman1 own] &   
editor at ,atilim1 :i* publi%$          
editorials condemn+ ,presid5t ,erdogan's
 policies2 &  7#b7 ,ayenur ,p>ildak1    
j\rnali/ = ,zaman2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,egypt has attempt$ to qua% diss5t by   
jail+ & abus+ human rights def5d]s1     
includ+ ,sanaa ,seif1 :o 0 deta9$ :ile  
fil+ a compla9t at ! ,public            
,prosecutor's (fice reg>d+ h] viol5t    
assault outside ,cairo's ,tora prison1  
:i* h\ses h] bro!r1 :o is a political   
activi/2 ,:]eas ,bel>usian au?orities1 z
 a means ( sil5c+ popul> prote/s1 h     
attack$ & jail$ j\rnali/s1 human rights 
def5d]s1 & memb]s ( civil society1      
includ+-- 7#a7 ,katsi>yna ,bakhvalova & 
,d>ya ,*ultsova1 #b memb]s ( ! m$ia     
cov]+ anti-,luka%5ko prote/s :o 7 s5t5c$
 to #b ye>s 9 prison = organiz+ & prep>+
 actions t grossly violate public ord]2 
7#b7 ,yulia ,slutskaya1 f\nd] ( a       

nongov]nm5tal organization t inve/igates
 gov]nm5t p]secution ( j\rnali/s cov]+  
prote/s2  7#c7 ,m>yia ,kalesnikava1 a   
prom95t ,bel>usian opposition lead]     
abduct$ & *>g$ ) incitem5t to und]m9e   
national security = h] pro-democracy    
advocacy2 &  7#d7 ,m>fa ,rabkova1 a     
human rights def5d] t>get$ = obs]v+     
demon/rations & docum5t+ evid5ce ( law  
en=cem5t (ficials tortur+ peaceful      
prote/ors2 ,:]eas ,saudi ,arabian wom5's
 rights & human rights activi/ ,maya'a  
al-,zahrani rema9s wrongfully imprison$2
 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nic>agua has     
deta9$ human rights def5d]s ,m>ia       
,esp]anza ,san*ez & ,k>la ,vanessa      
,escob> ,maldonado 9 t]rible conditions 
= _! p>ticipation 9 demon/rations 9     
#bjah2 ,:]eas ,s5ator ,leila de ,lima   
rema9s unju/ly imprison$ 9 ! ,philipp9es
 = h] vocal criticism ( extrajudicial   
kill+s c>ri$ out dur+ ,presid5t         
,dut]te's w> on drugs2 ,:]eas !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,vietnam has jail$ civil &  
human rights activi/ ,nguy5 ,?i ,ngoc   

,hanh & j\rnali/ ,pham ,?i ,doan ,trang 
= _! peaceful "w to pres]ve & exp&      
rights af=d$ to ,vietnamese citiz5s2 &  
,:]eas 9 ,eritrea1 political dissid5t   
,a/] ,fissehatsion & dual ,unit$        
,/ates-,eritrean national ,ciham ,ali h 
be5 held incommunicado )\t *>ge or trial
 s9ce #bjja & #bjab1 respectively3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports
 wom5 :o are be+ unju/ly or wrongfully  
deta9$ ar\nd ! _w2  7#b7 affirms t a    
gov]nm5t %\ld nev] deta9 its citiz5s =  
ex]cis+ ! rights ( fre$om ( assembly1   
association1 & spee*2  7#c7 calls on    
gov]nm5ts t are unju/ly or wrongfully   
deta9+ wom5 = ex]cis+ _! fundam5tal     
rights to imm$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 to press = !
 imm$iate release ( su* political       
prison]s4