,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bd1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,baldw9 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t engage ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,india to
 seek a swift end to ! p]secution (1 &  
viol5ce aga9/1 religi\s m9orities &     
human rights def5d]s 9 ,india & a       
rev]sal ( gov]nm5t policies t           
discrim9ate aga9/ ,muslims & ,*ri/ians  
on ! basis ( _! respective fai?s4       
,:]eas religi\s fre$om is a core human  
"r & a "r recogniz$ by int]national law 
& treaties2 ,:]eas religi\s fre$om is-- 
7#a7 a necess>y compon5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 =eign policy & our ,nation's commitm5t 
to def5d+ democracy & fre$om globally2 &
  7#b7 a vital elem5t ( national        
security1 :i* is critical to ensur+ a m 
peaceful1 prosp]\s1 & /able _w2 ,:]eas  
,india is ! _w's mo/ popul\s democracy1 
:i* has long1 unique1 & important       

relation%ip ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 promot+ 
common values & uphold+ regional        
/ability2 ,:]eas ! /rong relation%ip    
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,india is      
fundam5tally premis$ on bo? c\ntries'-- 
7#a7 *]i%$ common values ( lib]ty1      
fre$om1 ju/ice1 & equality be=e law2 &  
7#b7 opposition to e type (             
discrim9ation2 ,:]eas1 dur+ a visit to  
,india 9 ,july #bjba1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
,antony ,bl9k5 /at$1 ,we view ,indian   
democracy z a =ce = good 9 def5se ( a   
free & op5 ,indo-,pacific & a free & op5
 _w2 ,:]eas ! exi/5ce ( a truly free &  
op5 ,indo-,pacific is conditional on !  
protection ( ! fre$oms & rights ( all   
civilians2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #b1 #bjbb1  
:ile releas+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjba
 ,report on ,int]national ,religi\s     
,fre$om1 ,secret>y ,bl9k5 comm5t$1 ,in  
,india1 ! _w's l>ge/ democracy & home to
 a great div]sity ( fai?s1 we've se5    
ris+ attacks on p & places ( wor%ip2    
,:]eas1 less ?an #a ye> aft] becom+     
,india's ,prime ,m9i/] 9 #bjad1 ,n>5dra 

,modi promis$1 ,my gov]nm5t w ensure t  
!re is complete fre$om ( fai? & t       
ev]yone has ! und5iable "r to reta9 or  
adopt ! religion ( 8 or h] *oice )\t    
co]cion or undue influ5ce2 ,:]eas ,india
 has hi/orically be5 a /rong &          
plurali/ic democracy1 be+ ! bir?place ( 
sev]al ( ! _w's great religions1 includ+
 ,h9duism1 ,buddhism1 ,sikhism1 &       
,ja9ism2 ,:]eas ,india's #a1cjj1jjj1jjj 
p include ,h9dus1 :o are ! majority at  
#hj p]c5t1 #bjj1jjj1jjj ,muslims1 :i*   
con/itute ! _w's ?ird l>ge/ ,muslim     
population1 #dj1jjj1jjj ,*ri/ians1 &    
millions ( ,sikhs1 ,ja9s1 ,baha'is1     
,jews1 ,zoroa/rians1 & p ( innum]able   
animi/ & indig5\s fai?s2 ,:]eas !       
preamble to ! ,con/itution ( ,india     
/ates1 9 "p1 ,we1 ! p ( ,india1 hav+    
solemnly resolv$ to con/itute ,india    
into a ,sov]eign1 ,sociali/1 ,secul>1   
,democratic ,republic1 & to secure to   
all its citiz5s3 ,ju/ice1 social1       
economic & political2 ,lib]ty ( ?\ght1  
expression1 belief1 fai? & wor%ip '''2  

,:]eas article #ad ( ! ,con/itution (   
,india /ates1 ,! ,/ate %all n d5y to any
 p]son equality be=e ! law or ! equal   
protection ( ! laws )9 ! t]ritory (     
,india42 ,:]eas article #be ( !         
,con/itution ( ,india /ates1 9 "p1 all  
p]sons are equally entitl$ to fre$om (  
consci5ce & ! "r freely to pr(ess1      
practice & propagate religion42 ,:]eas  
viol5ce aga9/ ,india's religi\s         
m9orities1 especially ,muslims &        
,*ri/ians1 has escalat$ 9 ! la/ decade2 
,:]eas su* viol5ce aga9/ religi\s       
m9orities has includ$-- 7#a7 public     
lyn*+s by vigilante gr\ps2  7#b7 !      
disruption ( pray] s]vices at1 & !      
v&aliz+ & demolition (1 mosques &       
*ur*es2  7#c7 ! demolition ( homes &    
bus9esses ( ,muslims )\t due process by 
/ate au?orities 9 retaliation = prote/+ 
= _! con/itutional rights2 &  7#d7      
arre/s ( ,muslim m5 = m>ry+ ,h9du wom5 9
 ! "n ( ! false !ory ( ,love ,jihad2    
,:]eas ,india's f$]al gov]nm5t & v>i\s  
/ate gov]nm5ts h fail$ to prosecute !   

culprits & br+ ju/ice to ! victims1 :i* 
has be5 not$ 9 ! #bjba ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate
 ,c\ntry ,reports on ,human ,rights     
,practices & ! #bjba ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate  
,report on ,int]national ,religi\s      
,fre$om2 ,:]eas 9 #bjbj1 #bjba1 & #bjbb1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on         
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om         
7,,uscirf7 recomm5d$ t ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate designate ,india z a c\ntry (     
p>ticul> conc]n = engag+ 9 & tol]at+    
sy/ematic1 ongo+1 & egregi\s religi\s   
fre$om violations1 z def9$ by !         
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act    
7,,irfa72 ,:]eas ,india has fail$ to act
 aga9/ p>tisan lead]s f ! ,h9du religi\s
 community = repeat$ly call+ = a g5ocide
 ( ,india's ,muslims1 su* z ,pooja      
,%akun ,p&ey1 a lead] ( ,h9du           
,mahasabha1 :o /at$1 9 ,decemb] #bjba1 9
 ! holy ,h9du city ( ,h>idw> 9 ,utt>    
,prade%1 ,if #ajj ( u are ready to kill 
#b1jjj1jjj ,muslims1 !n we w w9 & make  
,india a ,h9du nation2 ,:]eas ! ,indian 
/ate ( ,k>nataka has1 )\t cause1 bann$  

,muslim female /ud5ts f we>+ ! hijab 9  
s*ools & colleges1 :i* violates _!      
fundam5tal rights gu>ante$ "u article   
#ad ( ! ,con/itution ( ,india2 ,:]eas 9 
,augu/ #bjai1 ,jammu & ,ka%mir1 ! only  
,indian /ate ) a majority ,muslim       
population-- 7#a7 0 depriv$ ( its       
special autonomy )\t ensur+ consultation
 or any p>ticipation ( ! p liv+ 9 ,jammu
 & ,ka%mir2 &  7#b7 0 split into #b     
f$]ally gov]n$ union t]ritories2 ,:]eas 
9 ,decemb] #bjai1 ! ,indian ,p>liam5t   
pass$ ! ,citiz5%ip 7,am5dm5t7 ,act1     
#bjai 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is resolution z !   
,,caa71 :i* all[s exp$it$ citiz5%ip =   
,h9dus1 ,sikhs1 ,buddhi/s1 ,ja9s1       
,p>sees1 & ,*ri/ians f ,afghani/an1     
,banglade% or ,paki/an1 b excludes      
,muslims1 :i* imposes a religi\s basis  
to ! be/[al ( citiz5%ip = ! fir/ "t2    
,:]eas ,indian police h wrongfully      
arre/$ hundr$s ( p ?r\gh\t ,india1 mo/ (
 !m ,muslims1 m]ely = prote/+ aga9/ !   
enactm5t ( ! ,,caa ov] conc]ns t ?is law
 w\ld be us$ 9 conjunction ) a          

nationwide head c\nt to d5y citiz5%ip to
 ,muslims1 a conc]n t has be5 repeat$ly 
express$ by ! ,,uscirf2 ,:]eas ! ,indian
 police arre/$ prom95t ,muslim activi/s 
on *>ges ( c>ry+ out viol5ce aga9/      
,muslims 9 ,delhi co9cid+ ) a visit by  
!n ,presid5t ,donald ,trump to ! ,indian
 capital1 b fail$ to act aga9/ viol5t   
mobs t actually c>ri$ out ! anti-,muslim
 viol5ce z docum5t$ by ! ,delhi         
,m9orities ,commission ( ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,national ,capital ,t]ritory ( ,delhi & 
,amne/y ,int]national ,india2 ,:]eas1   
dur+ ! widespread prote/s aga9/ ! ,,caa 
& ! ,national ,regi/] = ,citiz5s 7ref]r$
 to 9 ?is resolution z ! ,,nrc7 !       
police1 in/ead ( /opp+ ! viol5ce aga9/ !
 prote/]s1 sometimes jo9$ cr[ds %\t+    
,h9du nationali/ slogans & fir$         
indiscrim9ately on peaceful prote/ors1  
:i* kill$ _m ( !m2 ,:]eas ,,uscirf has  
recomm5d$ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t   
%\ld consid] sanctions aga9/ ,m9i/] (   
,home ,affairs ,amit ,%ah & o!r pr9cipal
 lead]%ip = ! passage ( ! ,,caa2 ,:]eas 

a headc\nt = ! ,,nrc held 9 ,assam /ate 
9 #bjai det]m9$ t #a1ijj1jjj ( ! /ate's 
#ca1jjj1jjj resid5ts d n h suffici5t    
docum5ts prov+ t !y or _! p>5ts liv$ 9  
,assam f be=e #aiga1 & !y are n[ likely 
to be /ripp$ ( _! citiz5%ip by          
quasi-judicial bodies kn[n z ,=eign]s   
,tribunals2 ,:]eas approximately        
#ejj1jjj ( ^! #a1ijj1jjj undocum5t$ p   
are ,muslims & ?\s&s ( !m h be5 uproot$ 
f _! homes1 :]e !y h liv$ = g5]ations1 &
 s5t to det5tion c5t]s2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ,human ,rights ,wat*1 gov]nm5t       
op]atives 9 /ates rul$ by ! ,prime      
,m9i/] ,n>5dra ,modi's ,bh>atiya ,janata
 ,p>ty h resort$ to summ>y puni%m5ts by 
demoli%+ ,muslim homes & bus9esses )\t  
legal au?orization2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to  
,f$]ation ( ,indian ,am]ican ,*ri/ian   
,organizations1 ,india's #dj1jjj1jjj    
,*ri/ians are increas+ly t>get$ by      
police & vigilante mobs ?r\gh\t ,india1 
lead+ to a /eep rise 9 incid5ts (       
viol5ce aga9/ ,*ri/ians1 ) #a1aih       
incid5ts record$ 9 #bjbb1 :i* repres5ts 

a /agg]+ increase f ! #gfa su* incid5ts 
report$ 9 #bjba2 ,:]eas ,int]national   
,*ri/ian ,conc]n1 a ,unit$ ,/ates-bas$  
nongov]nm5tal organization1 has report$ 
t anti-blasphemy & anti-=c$ conv]sion   
laws1 :i* effectively crim9alize m9ority
 religi\s beliefs & fre$om ( consci5ce1 
are becom+ increas+ly common ?r\gh\t    
,india & h l$ to num]\s cases ( viol5ce 
aga9/ religi\s m9orities2 ,:]eas a      
culture ( impunity = radical ,h9du      
nationali/s has l$ to an unprec$5t$     
level ( viol5ce aga9/ ,*ri/ian1         
,muslims1 & o!r vuln]able religi\s      
m9orities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !        
,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes ! security     
*all5ges fac$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,india & 
! cont9u+ ?reat ( /ate-support$         
cross-bord] t]rorism2  7#b7 enc\rages ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,india to am5d !            
discrim9atory laws & executive ord]s    
bas$ on ! love1 jihad conspiracy !ory1  
includ+ ! ,citiz5%ip 7,am5dm5t7 ,act1   
#bjai1 by treat+ ,muslims ! same z o!r  
religi\s gr\ps1 & ! ,=eign ,contribution

 ,regulation ,act2  7#c7 urges !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,india-- 7,a7 to end !      
discrim9atory & undemocratic ,,nrc &    
return citiz5%ip to ! e/imat$ #a1ijj1jjj
 p :o decl>$ noncitiz5s 9 a :olly dubi\s
 mann]2  7,b7 to imm$iately release     
individuals unnecess>ily deta9$ 9       
det5tion c5t]s1 protect ! "r to heal? ( 
su* individuals1 & ensure access to     
heal?c>e & safe1 sanit>y conditions =   
anyone :o rema9s deta9$2  7,c7 to       
imm$iately release any unju/ly deta9$   
human rights def5d]s1 j\rnali/s1 & o!r  
critics1 _m ( :om h be5 held 9 cu/ody = 
long] ?an #a ye> )\t be+ *>ge ) a crime2
  7,d7 to e/abli% acc\ntability = !     
brutal police viol5ce aga9/ ! anti-,,caa
 prote/]s by prosecut+ ! policem5 & o!rs
 9 ! *a9 ( comm& :o are f\nd to be      
complicit 9 su* viol5ce2  7,e7 to repeal
 ! anti-conv]sion & anti-blasphemy laws 
t are widely misus$ aga9/ religi\s      
m9orities1 especially ,*ri/ians2  7,f7  
to repeal ! hijab ban 9 ,k>nataka & all[
 ?\s&s ( ,muslim girls & wom5 to att5d  

classes1 z /ud5ts or tea*]s1 :ile we>+ !
 hijab2  7,g7 to end ! demolition (     
homes1 bus9esses1 & places ( wor%ip     
belong+ to ,muslims & ,*ri/ians2 &  7,h7
 to all[ unre/rict$ access to ,jammu &  
,ka%mir by indep5d5t human rights       
obs]v]s & int]national press2 &  7#d7   
calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,india to repeal 
! colonial-era s$ition law 7section #abd
 ( ! ,indian ,p5al ,code7 t is us$ to   
/ifle diss5t & debate & has be5 us$     
aga9/ individuals :o express _!         
opposition to ! ,,caa4