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H. R. No. 439 As Adopted by the HouseAs Adopted by the House 130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Representatives Pelanda, Clyde
Cosponsors:
Representatives Adams, R., Amstutz, Antonio, Baker, Barborak, Barnes, Beck, Bishoff, Blair, Blessing, Boose, Boyce, Brenner, Brown, Buchy, Budish, Burkley, Butler, Carney, Celebrezze, Cera, Conditt, Curtin, Derickson, Dovilla, Driehaus, Duffey, Fedor, Foley, Gerberry, Gonzales, Green, Grossman, Hackett, Hagan, C., Hagan, R., Hall, Hayes, Heard, Henne, Hill, Hottinger, Huffman, Johnson, Kunze, Landis, Letson, Lundy, Lynch, Mallory, McClain, McGregor, Milkovich, Patterson, Perales, Pillich, Redfern, Reece, Rogers, Romanchuk, Rosenberger, Ruhl, Schuring, Sears, Sheehy, Slaby, Smith, Sprague, Stebelton, Stinziano, Sykes, Terhar, Wachtmann, Williams, Winburn, Young
A RESOLUTION | To condemn flagrant breaches of international human
rights laws, to express support for the provision
of United States assistance to Nigeria in safely
returning the more than 200 female students
abducted by the terrorist group Boko Haram, and to
urge the President of the United States to take
action to prevent the execution of Meriam Ibrahim
by the government of Sudan.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
WHEREAS, On April 14, 2014, more than 200 teenage female
students were forcefully abducted from their dormitories at the
Chibok Government Girls Secondary School in northeast Nigeria by
the terrorist group known as Boko Haram; and |
WHEREAS, Boko Haram claims full responsibility for this
heinous abduction and is threatening to sell the girls into sexual
slavery; and |
WHEREAS, Boko Haram, which means "Western education is evil,"
rejects Western culture, including the education of women and
girls. Boko Haram attempts to stifle the education of young
Nigerian women by inciting fear and violence; and |
WHEREAS, It has been reported that an additional eleven girls
were kidnapped from their villages on May 12, 2014, in the
northeastern province of Borno by men armed with AK-47s; and |
WHEREAS, The international community continues to express
outrage about the abduction of these young girls. President Obama
has therefore pledged military and law enforcement advisors to
Nigeria to support its efforts to find and free the girls, which
Nigeria has accepted; and |
WHEREAS, Meriam Ibrahim, a citizen of Sudan, has been
sentenced by the government of Sudan to 100 lashes and death by
hanging for her religious beliefs. According to Sudan's Public
Order Criminal Code, Meriam is guilty of both adultery and
apostasy for marrying a Christian man and turning away from Islam;
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WHEREAS, Meriam Ibrahim is married to Daniel Wani, a resident
of New Hampshire and a citizen of the United States. Meriam and
Daniel's son, a United States citizen, currently is imprisoned
with his mother; and |
WHEREAS, The First Amendment of the United States
Constitution is a universal declaration of the American people
that freedom of religion is an unalienable right based solely on
the humanity of people; now therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of
Representatives of the 130th General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, urge the President of the United States both to continue to
support the efforts of the Nigerian government to safely return
the abducted girls to their families and to act swiftly and
decisively to save Meriam Ibrahim from execution by the government
of Sudan; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives send
duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of
the United States, the members of the Ohio Congressional
delegation, and the news media of Ohio. |
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