,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #acba  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,may #bb1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,james submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,calling on the           
,government of ,nigeria to ensure that  
all legal proceedings involving ,mazi   
,nnamdi ,kanu are conducted in full     
accordance with ,nigeria's              
constitutional obligations and          
international human rights commitments4 
,whereas ,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu is a       
political figure known for advocating on
 behalf of communities in southeastern  
,nigeria2 ,whereas ,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu  
has publicly expressed his views        
regarding political self-determination  
and governance through speech and       
advocacy2 ,whereas concerns have been   
raised regarding the circumstances of   
,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu's apprehension in   
,nairobi1 ,kenya1 in ,june #bjba1 and   
his subsequent transfer to ,nigeria2    

,whereas questions have been raised by  
legal observers and international bodies
 regarding whether this transfer        
complied with applicable legal standards
 and international obligations2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,nations ,working ,group on
 ,arbitrary ,detention1 in an opinion   
issued on ,july #bj1 #bjbb1 found that  
,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu's detention violated
 international human rights obligations 
and called for his release and the      
provision of remedies2 ,whereas courts  
in ,kenya have issued rulings concerning
 the legality of ,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu's  
transfer from ,kenya to ,nigeria2       
,whereas concerns have been raised by   
human rights organizations regarding due
 process1 access to counsel1 and        
conditions of detention2 ,whereas       
prolonged detention without adequate    
medical care raises serious humanitarian
 concerns2 ,whereas the protection of   
freedom of expression1 fair trial       
rights1 and humane treatment of         
detainees are fundamental principles    

recognized under international law1     
including the ,universal ,declaration of
 ,human ,rights and the ,international  
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
has a longstanding commitment to        
advocating for the protection of human  
rights and the rule of law globally2 and
 ,whereas the ,united ,states has       
previously engaged diplomatically in    
cases involving individuals detained    
abroad where credible concerns of       
wrongful detention exist3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives--  7#a7 calls on the   
,government of ,nigeria to ensure that  
all legal proceedings involving ,mazi   
,nnamdi ,kanu are conducted in full     
accordance with ,nigeria's              
constitutional obligations and          
international human rights commitments2 
7#b7 urges the ,government of ,nigeria  
to carefully consider the findings of   
the ,united ,nations ,working ,group on 
,arbitrary ,detention and to take       

appropriate steps consistent with those 
findings2  7#c7 encourages the          
,government of ,nigeria to ensure that  
,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu has consistent      
access to legal counsel1 necessary      
medical care1 and humane conditions of  
detention2  7#d7 encourages the         
,secretary of ,state to engage with the 
,government of ,nigeria regarding       
concerns related to due process1        
detention conditions1 and respect for   
fundamental rights2 and  7#e7 reaffirms 
the commitment of the ,united ,states to
 the protection of human rights1 freedom
 of expression1 and the rule of law     
worldwide4