,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ba1 #bjbb,mr4  
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4    
,cruz1 & ,mr4 ,m55dez7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! life & legacy ( 
,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz & 8 contributions  
to promote democracy & human rights 9   
,cuba on ! #aj? anniv]s>y ( 8 dea?4     
,:]eas ! revolution l$ by ,fidel ,ca/ro 
9 ,cuba 9 #aiei />t$ #fc ye>s ( an ongo+
 dictator%ip t sy/ematically violates ! 
human rights ( ! ,cuban p1 includ+ d5y+ 
!m ! basic fre$oms ( press1 religion1   
assembly1 & association2 ,:]eas ,oswaldo
 ,pay ,s>diz 0 born 9 ,havana1 ,cuba1 9 
#aieb & became a nonviol5t critic ( !   
communi/ regime z a te5ag]1 result+ 9 #c
 ye>s ( imprisonm5t 9 #aifi at a "w     
camp1 =m]ly kn[n z ,isla de ,p9os1 9    
,cuba2 ,:]eas ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz =ew5t
 a *ance to escape ,cuba 9 ! #aihj      
,m>iel boatlift1 decid+ in/ead to       

cont9ue ! fight = democracy 9 ,cuba1    
say+1 ,?is is :at ,i am suppos$ to be1  
?is is :at ,i h to d42 ,:]eas1 9 #aihh1 
,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz f\nd$ ! ,*ri/ian   
,lib]ation ,movem5t t call$ = peaceful  
civil disob$i5ce aga9/ ! rule ( !       
communi/ p>ty ( ,cuba & advocat$ = civil
 lib]ties & human rights 9 ,cuba2       
,:]eas1 9 #aiib1 ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz   
ann\nc$ 8 int5tion to run = ! ,national 
,assembly ( ,popul> ,p[] ( ,cuba &      
collect$ hundr$s ( signatures to support
 8 c&idacy1 & #b days be=e ! election1 0
 deta9$ by police at 8 home & in=m$ by  
communi/ p>ty (ficials to be ineligible 
to run = (fice & ?reat5$ t blood w run  
if he ran2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiih1 ,oswaldo    
,pay ,s>diz & o!r lead]s ( ! ,*ri/ian   
,lib]ation ,movem5t initiat$ ! ,v>ela   
,project1 ! l>ge/ civil society-l$      
petition 9 ! hi/ory ( ,cuba1 9 ord] to  
circulate a legal proposal to advocate =
 democratic political *ange )9 ,cuba1   
includ+ conv]t+ into law1 ! "r ( fre$om 
( spee*1 ! fre$om ( press & fre$om (    

ent]prise2 ,:]eas1 9 ,may #bjjb1 !      
,v>ela ,project deliv]$ #aa1jbj         
signatures f eligible citiz5s ( ,cuba to
 ! ,national ,assembly ( ,popul> ,p[]1  
call+ = an end to #d decades ( "o-p>ty  
rule1 to :i* ! communi/ regime respond$ 
by beg9n+ its own =c$ collection (      
signatures 9 violation ( its own rules  
to make ,cuba's sociali/ sy/em          
irrevocable1 & an additional #ad1jjj    
signatures 7 add$ to ! ,v>ela ,project  
petition 9 #bjjc1 & #aj1jjj m signatures
 7 add$ 9 #bjaf2 ,:]eas1 9 ,m>* #bjjc1 !
 crackd[n on ,cuban dissid5ts by !      
communi/ regime 9 ,cuba1 ref]r$ to z !  
,black ,spr+1 l$ to ! imprisonm5t ( #ge 
individuals1 includ+ #dj lead]s ( !     
,v>ela ,project & #be memb]s ( !        
,*ri/ian ,lib]ation ,movem5t1 & !       
=mation ( ! ,ladies 9 ,:ite movem5t by !
 wives ( ! imprison$ activi/s2 ,:]eas1 9
 #bjjc1 ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz develop$ a 
,call = ! ,national ,dialogue1 :i*      
collect$ ! contributions ( ?\s&s (      
,cubans inside & outside ( ,cuba2       

,:]eas1 9 #bjjf1 ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz   
publi%$ ! ,todos ,cubanos program1      
produc$ z a result ( ! ,national        
,dialogue among ,cubans1 to a*ieve      
peaceful *anges1 to propose a ref]5dum  
to in/itutionalize human rights1 to     
ensure t ! economic & social rights ( ! 
p ( ,cuba are respect$1 to ensure t ! p 
( ,cuba are n exclud$ 9 ,cuba1 & to     
e/abli% a rule ( law2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjjg1  
,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz call$ on !         
,national ,assembly ( ,p's ,p[] to grant
 amne/y to nonviol5t political prison]s 
& to all[ ! p ( ,cuba to travel freely  
)\t a gov]nm5t p]mit2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaa1  
,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz d5\nc$ ! communi/  
regime ( ,cuba's false lib]alization = n
 recogniz+ human rights & propos$ to    
directly c>ry out a ,b9d+ ,plebiscite to
 *ange ! sy/em t[>ds democracy & e/abli%
 a rule ( law2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #bb1    
#bjab1 ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz & ,h>old    
,cep]o1 a fell[ pro-democracy activi/1  
di$ 9 a tr\bl+ c> cra% 9 ,granma        
,prov9ce1 ,cuba1 aft] be+ foll[$ by     

regime ag5ts ( ,cuba2 ,:]eas ! communi/ 
regime ( ,cuba has fail$ to conduct a   
cr$ible inve/igation into ! c> cra% t l$
 to ! dea? ( ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz2      
,:]eas1 accord+ to a report publi%$ 9   
#bjae by ! ,human ,rights ,f\ndation1 ! 
be/ available evid5ce /rongly sugge/s t 
! communi/ regime ( ,cuba is directly   
responsible = ! dea?s ( ,oswaldo ,pay   
,s>diz & ,h>old ,cep]o1 evid5ce t 0     
delib]ately ignor$ by ! judici>y sy/em (
 ,cuba2 ,:]eas ! trial & conviction (   
,angel ,c>rom]o1 a y\? lead] ( ! ,p's   
,p>ty :o 0 visit+ ,cuba & driv+ ! c> at 
! "t ( ! cra%1 did n include te/imony f 
key witnesses1 & did n resolve que/ions 
ab\t :e!r ano!r c> 0 involv$ or :e!r    
,mr4 ,c>rom]o 0 co]c$ by ! communi/     
regime ( ,cuba into sign+ a false       
/atem5t ( guilt2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjac1 a     
numb] ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ators & !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate call$ = an imp>tial1  
?ird-p>ty inve/igation by !             
,int]-,am]ican ,commission on ,human    
,rights ( ! ,organization ( ,am]ican    

,/ates into ! circum/ances surr\nd+ !   
dea? ( ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz2 ,:]eas     
,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz has be5 =mally     
recogniz$ 9 ! pa/ = 8 d$ication to !    
promotion ( human rights & democracy1   
includ+ by receiv+ ! ,homo ,hom9i ,aw>d 
9 #aiii1 ! ,sakh>ov ,prize = ,fre$om (  
,?\ght 9 #bjjb1 ! ,w4 ,av]ell ,h>riman  
,democracy ,aw>d f ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,national ,democratic ,in/itute =       
,int]national ,affairs 9 #bjjc1 & be+   
nom9at$ = ! ,nobel ,peace ,prize by     
,vlclav ,havel1 ! =m] ,presid5t ( !     
,cze* ,republic1 9 #bjje2 ,:]eas1 9     
#bjab1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate unanim\sly
 pass$ ,s5ate ,resolution #ebe1 #aab?   
,congress1 agre$ to ,july #ca1 #bjab1   
honor+ ! life & legacy ( ,oswaldo ,pay  
,s>diz2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjah1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,s5ate unanim\sly pass$ ,s5ate         
,resolution #bbd1 #aae? ,congress1 agre$
 to ,april #aa1 #bjah1 recogniz+ ! #f?  
anniv]s>y ( ! dea? ( ,oswaldo ,pay      
,s>diz1 & commemorat+ 8 legacy &        
commitm5t to democratic values &        

pr9ciples2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,s5ate unanim\sly pass$ ,s5ate   
bill #bjde1 #aag? ,congress1 agre$ to   
,july #cj1 #bjba1 to designate ! area   
betwe5 ! int]sections ( #af? ,/reet1    
,nor?we/ & ,full] ,/reet1 ,nor?we/ &    
#af? ,/reet1 ,nor?we/ & ,euclid ,/reet1 
,nor?we/ 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,di/rict (         
,columbia1 z ,oswaldo ,pay ,way2 ,:]eas1
 on ,july #ad1 #bjbb1 ! ,city ( ,miami1 
,florida agre$ to designate ! area (    
,le,jeune ,av5ue1 betwe5 #aa? & #ad?    
/reets1 z ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz ,way on !
 eve ( ! #aj? anniv]s>y ( 8 dea?1 ,july 
#bb1 #bjbb2 ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t 8 life &    
s9ce 8 dea?1 ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz1 8    
family1 & fri5ds endur$ ye>s ( h>assm5t 
& intimidation f ! communi/ regime (    
,cuba = 8 peaceful1 political activism2 
& ,:]eas1 on ,july #aa1 #bjba1 ?\s&s ( p
 9 ,cuba rais$ _! voices aga9/ ! #fc-ye>
 rule ( ! communi/ regime & call$ = !   
same fre$oms ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz       
d$icat$ 8 life to3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !
 ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes & honors !    

life & legacy ( ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz on 
! #aj? anniv]s>y ( 8 dea? on ,july #bb1 
#bjbb2  7#b7 (f]s he>tfelt condol5ces to
 ! family1 fri5ds1 & lov$ ones (        
,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz on ?is pa9ful      
anniv]s>y2  7#c7 9 memory ( ,oswaldo    
,pay ,s>diz1 calls on ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 cont9ue policies t promote respect = ! 
fundam5tal pr9ciples ( religi\s fre$om1 
democracy1 & human rights 9 ,cuba1 9 a  
mann] consi/5t ) ! aspirations ( ! p (  
,cuba2  7#d7 urges ! ,int]-,am]ican     
,commission on ,human ,rights ( !       
,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates to      
cont9ue report+ on human rights issues 9
 ,cuba1 & to issue a favorable decision 
9 ! case ( ,oswaldo ,pay ,s>diz & ,h>old
 ,cep]o t recognizes evid5ce :i*        
e/abli%es ! culpability ( ! communi/    
regime ( ,cuba 9 _! dea?s2  7#e7 calls  
on ! communi/ regime 9 ,cuba to all[ an 
imp>tial1 ?ird-p>ty inve/igation into ! 
circum/ances surr\nd+ ! dea? ( ,oswaldo 
,pay ,s>diz2 &  7#f7 calls on ! communi/
 regime 9 ,cuba to cease violat+ human  

rights & to beg9 provid+ democratic     
political fre$oms to ,cuban citiz5s1    
includ+ fre$om ( association1 fre$om (  
spee*1 fre$om ( ! press1 free elections1
 fre$om to />t private bus9esses1 &     
amne/y = political prison]s4