; (2) calls upon the Hong Kong authorities to release Jimmy Lai immediately and unconditionally and cease prosecuting him and others charged under the National Security Law; (3) reaffirms the importance of media freedom and the right of publishers, journalists, and media workers in Hong Kong and around the world to operate free from intimidation, harassment, repression, censorship, and fear; (4) recognizes that the severe restrictions on the free flow of news and information from Hong Kong impacts the ability of individuals, corporations, and diplomats to make decisions about travel, investments, and political conditions in Hong Kong; (5) urges the Secretary of State and other relevant Department of State officials to advocate for the release of Jimmy Lai by raising his case with officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and People’s Republic of China; (6) urges the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to hold a special session and appoint an impartial and independent United Nations mechanism to evaluate, monitor, and report on a range of human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China, including the impact of the National Security Law on human rights in Hong Kong, as requested by over 50 United Nations Special Experts in 2020