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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1431 

Calling for an end to the violence, unlawful arrests, torture, and ill treatment 

perpetrated against Iranian citizens, as well as the unconditional release 

of all political prisoners in Iran. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 10, 2010 

Mr. FILNER (for himself, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, and Mr. ROHRABACHER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for an end to the violence, unlawful arrests, torture, 

and ill treatment perpetrated against Iranian citizens, 

as well as the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran. 

Whereas the Government of Iran has disregarded the United 

Nations Security Council resolutions calling for suspension of uranium enrichment, continues to seek a nuclear 

weapon, is starting to enrich uranium to a 20 percent 

level, and intends to build 10 additional uranium enrichment facilities; 

Whereas the Government of Iran continues to provide weapons and ammunition to terrorists and trains them, while 

meddling in the political affairs of Iraq; 


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Whereas in the summer of 2009, an attack was launched on 

Camp Ashraf, Iraq, the residence of an Iranian opposition movement, killing 11, wounding hundreds, and 

prompting an international censure; 

Whereas the Government of Iran continues to send weapons, 

ammunition, and deadly explosives to the Taliban in Afghanistan and has been supporting Hamas and Hezbollah 

as well as thwarting the peace process between Palestine 

and Israel; 

Whereas the Government of Iran has flouted its international 

obligations with regards to respect for the human rights 

and fundamental freedoms of its citizens through torture, 

stoning, a rising number of executions, including the 

hanging of minors, a violent crackdown, and discrimination against women and ethnic and religious minorities; 

Whereas over the past year, millions of Iranians have taken 

to the streets to participate in anti-government demonstrations in order to voice their demand for democracy 

in Iran and to promote change not through foreign military intervention, but through reliance on the opposition 

which seeks a democratic, secular, and nuclear-free Iran; 

Whereas the Government of Iran has resorted to a brutal 

campaign of widespread arrests, executions, and repression to crush the Iranian people’s uprising, murdering 

protestors such as Neda Agha Soltan in the streets and 

through torture; 

Whereas the Government of Iran has exerted pressure on 

Western countries to impose restrictions on Iranian refugees and dissidents; 

Whereas the Government of Iran has used the terrorist designation of the Iranian opposition as a pretext to supVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:27 Jun 11, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1431.IH HR1431

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press opponents inside Iran, staging show trials whereby 

a number of dissidents have been sentenced to death on 

charges of ‘‘waging war against God’’ because of their affiliation with the opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran; and 

Whereas the British Government in June 2008, and the 27- 

member European Union in January 2009, removed the 

People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran from their lists 

of terrorist organizations: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) calls for an end to the violence, unlawful ar3 rests, torture, and ill treatment perpetrated against 

4 Iranian citizens, as well as the unconditional release 

5 of all political prisoners in Iran; 

6 (2) calls upon the Government of the United 

7 States, the President, and the Secretary of State to 

8 condemn human rights violations in Iran and sup9 port the Iranian people’s endeavors towards the in10 stitution of democracy, freedom, human rights, and 

11 the rule of law; 

12 (3) calls for an end to a selective approach to 

13 Iranian opponents who struggle for democracy and 

14 human rights, and invites the Secretary of State, in 

15 coalition with British and European allies, to remove 

16 the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran from 

17 the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Or18 ganizations, thereby denying the regime the pretext 


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1 to crack down on dissidents inside Iran and the jus2 tification to murder, forcibly displace, and impose a 

3 blockade on opposition members based in Camp 

4 Ashraf, Iraq; 

5 (4) calls for the adoption of measures by the 

6 President to impose sanctions while welcoming the 

7 United States Government’s efforts to create an 

8 international consensus to deal with Iran’s nuclear 

9 program, including the full range of sanctions other10 wise applicable to Iran, on any individual or entity 

11 that is an agent, alias, front, instrumentality, rep12 resentative, official, or affiliate of the Islamic Revo13 lutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), or is an individual 

14 serving as a representative of IRGC, or on any per15 son that has conducted any commercial transaction 

16 or financial transaction with such entities; and 

17 (5) calls on the President to persuade United 

18 States allies and other countries to enact appro19 priate measures aimed at depriving Iranian banks 

20 and financial institutions involved in nuclear activi21 ties and backing of terrorist groups from access to 

22 the international monetary system. 

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