,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #acba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbf,mr4   
,james submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,call+ on !     
,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia to ensure t all     
legal proce$+s involv+ ,mazi ,nnamdi    
,kanu are conduct$ 9 full accordance )  
,nig]ia's con/itutional obligations &   
int]national human rights commitm5ts4   
,:]eas ,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu is a         
political figure kn[n = advocat+ on     
behalf ( communities 9 s\!a/]n ,nig]ia2 
,:]eas ,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu has publicly 
express$ 8 views reg>d+ political       
self-det]m9ation & gov]nance ?r\gh spee*
 & advocacy2 ,:]eas conc]ns h be5 rais$ 
reg>d+ ! circum/ances ( ,mazi ,nnamdi   
,kanu's appreh5sion 9 ,nairobi1 ,k5ya1 9
 ,june #bjba1 & 8 subsequ5t transf] to  
,nig]ia2 ,:]eas que/ions h be5 rais$ by 
legal obs]v]s & int]national bodies     
reg>d+ :e!r ?is transf] compli$ )       
applicable legal /&>ds & int]national   

obligations2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations   
,work+ ,gr\p on ,arbitr>y ,det5tion1 9  
an op9ion issu$ on ,july #bj1 #bjbb1    
f\nd t ,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu's det5tion   
violat$ int]national human rights       
obligations & call$ = 8 release & !     
provision ( rem$ies2 ,:]eas c\rts 9     
,k5ya h issu$ rul+s conc]n+ ! legality (
 ,mazi ,nnamdi ,kanu's transf] f ,k5ya  
to ,nig]ia2 ,:]eas conc]ns h be5 rais$  
by human rights organizations reg>d+ due
 process1 access to c\nsel1 & conditions
 ( det5tion2 ,:]eas prolong$ det5tion   
)\t adequate m$ical c>e raises s]i\s    
humanit>ian conc]ns2 ,:]eas ! protection
 ( fre$om ( expression1 fair trial      
rights1 & humane treatm5t ( deta9ees are
 fundam5tal pr9ciples recogniz$ "u      
int]national law1 includ+ ! ,univ]sal   
,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights & !        
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &      
,political ,rights2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates has a long/&+ commitm5t to       
advocat+ = ! protection ( human rights &
 ! rule ( law globally2 & ,:]eas !      

,unit$ ,/ates has previ\sly engag$      
diplomatically 9 cases involv+          
individuals deta9$ abroad :]e cr$ible   
conc]ns ( wrongful det5tion exi/3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 calls on !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia to ensure t all     
legal proce$+s involv+ ,mazi ,nnamdi    
,kanu are conduct$ 9 full accordance )  
,nig]ia's con/itutional obligations &   
int]national human rights commitm5ts2   
7#b7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia to     
c>efully consid] ! f9d+s ( ! ,unit$     
,nations ,work+ ,gr\p on ,arbitr>y      
,det5tion & to take appropriate /eps    
consi/5t ) ^? f9d+s2  7#c7 enc\rages !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia to ensure t ,mazi   
,nnamdi ,kanu has consi/5t access to    
legal c\nsel1 necess>y m$ical c>e1 &    
humane conditions ( det5tion2  7#d7     
enc\rages ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to engage 
) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia reg>d+ conc]ns  
relat$ to due process1 det5tion         
conditions1 & respect = fundam5tal      
rights2 &  7#e7 reaffirms ! commitm5t ( 

! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! protection ( human 
rights1 fre$om ( expression1 & ! rule ( 
law worldwide4