HRES 141
112th Congress
House
International Affairs
Asia
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Pakistan
Religion
United Nations
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
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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
Plain-English summary
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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
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