On June 24, 2008, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (VA – 10th district) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling on the Egyptian Government to respect human rights and freedoms of religion and expression in Egypt.

Resolution 1303 (download PDF) notes that all Bahá’í institutions and community activities have been banned in Egypt since 1960 and members of the Bahá’í Faith are denied government-mandated identification cards solely due to their religion. The resolution stresses the need for respect and protection of the freedoms of thought, conscience, and religion.  It also highlights discrimination against the Coptic Christian minority and restrictions and arrests targeting members of civil society.

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To ask your representative to co-sponsor and support this resolution, visit www.house.gov and enter your “zip plus four” code. Click on the homepage for your representative and follow the instructions for sending him or her an email message.

The resolution has been sponsored by the following representatives (updated August 20, 2008)

Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3]
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1]
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU]
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5]
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7]
Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10]
Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25]
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14]
Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13]
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4]
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2]
Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24]
Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5]
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1]
Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10]
Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16]
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16]
Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10]
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11]
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3]
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6]
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2]
Rep Porter, Jon C. [NV-3]
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46]
Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18]
Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40]
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39]
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9]
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4]
Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3]
Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25]
Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35]
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2]
Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10]
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6]