; (2) the imprisonment of 1,491 individuals; (3) the ongoing imprisonment of 1,311 individuals; and (4) the death of 9 individuals while in custody; Whereas USCIRF has identified 95 countries with legislation criminalizing blasphemy used to enforce arbitrary limitations on religious freedom of expression; Whereas the Department of State has determined that religious minorities continue to be victims of genocides that relate to matters of religious freedom, including in— (1) Burma, where security forces have committed crimes against humanity and genocide against Rohingya Muslims since 2017, including the systematic killing, torture, and confinement of Rohingyas to small, overcrowded camps without freedom of movement or access to adequate food, health care, and education; and (2) China, where since 2017 the Chinese government has committed crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs, including by— (A) imprisoning more than 1,000,000 Uyghurs in re-education camps ; (B) subjecting Uyghur women to forced sterilizations and abortions; (C) deliberately separating Uyghur families; (D) instituting government surveillance through intrusive homestay programs; and (E) eliminating the Uyghur language from educational materials; Whereas religious minorities face harassment, intimidation, violence, and imprisonment from state and non-state actors around the world, including in— (1) Afghanistan, where the Taliban has rigorously enforced its harsh interpretation of Shari'a law that violates the freedom of religion or belief of religious minorities, including Christians, Ahmadiyya Muslims, Baha’is, and nonbelievers who face imprisonment or death if discovered; (2) Burma, where in addition to violence targeted at religious minorities, strict laws in favor of the Buddhist majority regulate religious conversion, marriages, and births of non-Buddhists such as Muslims and Christians