Congress 107 - HRES 348 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to violations in Pakistan of the freedom of individuals to profess and practice religion or belief.

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Armed Forces and National Security Church and education Church and state Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Conferences Constitutional amendments Crime and Law Enforcement Dissenters Education Elementary and secondary education Employee selection Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics Higher education Human rights Identification devices Immigration International Affairs International law Islamic fundamentalism Labor and Employment Law Muslims Nuclear nonproliferation Pakistan Passports Political prisoners Religion Religion in the workplace Religious liberty South Asia Terrorism

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Urges General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to repeal: (1) the Blasphemy Law; (2) Martial Ordinance XX; and (3) the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan declaring Ahmadis "not Muslims" under the law. Appeals to General Musharraf to release prisoners jailed under Ordinance XX and the Blasphemy Law. Encourages the General to eliminate the requirement to declare one's religion when applying for a passport or swear to exclusive statements regarding religion, admission to an educational institution, obtaining the national identity card, or employment.

Calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to: (1) raise violations of the freedom of thought, conscience, religion, or belief, at every appropriate level with representatives of the Government of Pakistan; and (2) include experts on religious liberty on U.S. delegations to Pakistan and to appropriate regional and international meetings.

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Feb 14, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 14, 2002

Introduced in House

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