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HRES 141 112th Congress House

Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling for a Taseer-Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human…

Official title: Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling for a Taseer-Bhatt… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling for a Taseer-Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council honoring their courage in defense of core principles of Pakistan's democracy, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly the freedom of religion.

Introduced: March 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Agreed to (House)
Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the Secretary of State and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to introduce a "Taseer-Bhatti Resolution" in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) advocating the repeal of blasphemy laws and condemning their adverse effects on freedom of religion and thought and to continue to work to defeat passage of the annual defamation resolutions introduced by the Organization of Islamic Conference.

Calls on the President to initiate a dialogue with the government of Pakistan to address the blasphemy laws.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
AKIN, W.
· Mar 3, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 3, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Mar 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 141: Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling for a Taseer-Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council honoring their courage in defense of core principles of Pakistan's democracy, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly the freedom of religion.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-141/
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"H. Res. 141: Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling for a Taseer-Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council honoring their courage in defense of core principles of Pakistan's democracy, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly the freedom of religion.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-141/.
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H. Res. 141, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-141/.
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[H. Res. 141: Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling for a Taseer-Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council honoring their courage in defense of core principles of Pakistan's democracy, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly the freedom of religion.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-141/)
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