[Read the full text of Rabbi Saperstein's public statement]
Needless to say, the international community was shocked to hear the news of Bhatti's passing. You can read coverage of this horrible tragedy from the BBC, CBS News, and the New York Times.
This horrific event underscores the need for the U.S. Senate to immediately act on the president's qualified nominee for the position of U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook. Now is also the time for the U.S. to use its influence to ask for more protections of religious minorities in Pakistan.
Watch Rabbi Saperstein at Rep. Frank Wolf's Capitol Hill press conference honoring Shbbaz Bhatti:
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