,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #edb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbc,ms4  
,om> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4       
,pressley1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 & ,ms4 ,jacobs7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ human 
rights violations & violations (        
int]national religi\s fre$om 9 ,india1  
includ+ ^? t>get+ ,muslims1 ,*ri/ians1  
,sikhs1 ,dalits1 ,adivasis1 & o!r       
religi\s & cultural m9orities4  ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on           
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om         
7,,uscirf7 has call$ = designat+ ,india 
z a ,c\ntry ( ,p>ticul> ,conc]n = #d    
consecutive ye>s2 ,:]eas ,,uscirf's     
#bjbc annual report /ates t 9 #bjbb1 !  
,indian ,gov]nm5t at ! national1 ,/ate1 
& local levels promot$ & en=c$          
religi\sly discrim9atory policies1      
includ+ laws t>get+ religi\s conv]sion1 
int]fai? relation%ips1 ! we>+ ( hijabs1 
& c[ slaught]1 :i* negatively impact    

,muslims1 ,*ri/ians1 ,sikhs1 ,dalits1 & 
,adivasis2 ,:]eas ! ,,uscirf report     
fur!r /ates t1 ,! national gov]nm5t also
 cont9u$ to suppress critical           
voices--p>ticul>ly religi\s m9orities & 
^? advocat+ on _! behalf--includ+ ?r\gh 
surveillance1 h>assm5t1 demolition (    
prop]ty1 & det5tion2 ,:]eas ! ,,uscirf  
report describes ! use ( laws su* z !   
,unlawful ,activities ,prev5tion ,act & 
! ,s$ition law to t>get fre$om (        
religion & expression1 creat+ an        
increas+ climate ( intimidation & fe>2  
,:]eas ! ,,uscirf report enum]ates      
increas+ crim9alization ( religi\s      
conv]sion1 p>ticul>ly t>get+ ,*ri/ians &
 ,muslims1 includ+ bans on int]fai?     
m>riages2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ,,uscirf1  
,! rul+ ,bh>atiya ,janata ,p>ty committ$
 to en=c+ h>%] p5alties = int]fai?      
m>riages 9 its #bjbb election manife/o =
 ,utt> ,prade%2 ,:]eas ! ,,uscirf report
 highlights ! sev]e risks ( ! ,citiz5%ip
 ,am5dm5t ,act & ,national ,regi/ry (   
,citiz5s = ,indian ,muslims1 includ+ !  

possibility ( r5d]+ hundr$s ( ?\s&s     
/ateless or subject to indef9ite        
det5tion2 ,:]eas ! ,,uscirf report      
outl9es a tr5d ( attacks on religi\s    
m9orities 9 _! homes & places ( wor%ip1 
includ+ ! physical de/ruction ( mosques 
& homes 9 ,muslim neighborhoods1 & mob  
viol5ce aga9/ ,muslims & ,*ri/ians2     
,:]eas ! ,,uscirf describes rampant     
sexual viol5ce & h>assm5t aga9/ wom5    
belong+ to religi\s m9ority & ,dalit    
communities2 ,:]eas1 z ( ,june #bjbc1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on            
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om li/s #ee
 ,indian nationals on its ,fre$om (     
,religion or ,belief ,victims li/1 #ec (
 :om are li/$ z deta9$ ) "o "u h\se     
arre/ & "o disappe>$2 ,:]eas1 z ( ,june 
#bjbb1 #da ( ! #ec rema9 deta9$1 ) "o1 !
 ,ca?olic prie/ & human rights activi/  
,fa!r ,/an ,swamy1 hav+ di$ 9 cu/ody2 & 
,:]eas1 9 ,febru>y #bjbb1 ! ,,un ,work+ 
,gr\p on ,arbitr>y ,det5tion releas$ an 
op9ion1 decl>+ ,swamy's det5tion        
arbitr>y & 8 dea? utt]ly prev5table3    

,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns human   
rights violations & violations (        
int]national religi\s fre$om 9 ,india1  
includ+ ^? t>get+ ,muslims1 ,*ri/ians1  
,sikhs1 ,dalits1 ,adivasis1 & o!r       
religi\s & cultural m9orities2  7#b7    
expresses grave conc]n ab\t ! wors5+    
treatm5t ( religi\s m9orities 9 ,india2 
&  7#c7 calls on ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to 
designate ,india z a ,c\ntry ( ,p>ticul>
 ,conc]n 9 ! next annual report submitt$
 pursuant to section #ajb ( !           
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aihh & section #cjb ! ,frank ,r4 ,wolf 
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#bjaf4