IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 992 
Expressing the sense of the House that the Government of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran should halt the widespread and brutal repression of 
the peaceful reformist protestors, opposition supporters, human rights 
defenders, students, and journalists following the disputed Iranian presi-
dential election of June 12, 2009. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. ROHRABACHER) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House that the Government 
of the Islamic Republic of Iran should halt the wide-
spread and brutal repression of the peaceful reformist 
protestors, opposition supporters, human rights defend-
ers, students, and journalists following the disputed Ira-
nian presidential election of June 12, 2009. 
Whereas the international community has witnessed through 
thousands of mobile phone videos broadcast worldwide 
the widespread, unprovoked violence and acts of murder 
perpetrated by Iranian authorities against unarmed, 
peaceful protestors in response to the disputed June 12, 
2009, presidential election; 
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Whereas according to Human Rights Watch reports, Iranian 
authorities have blocked or interrupted Internet-based 
communications, disrupted mobile phone and text mes-
saging networks, and imposed severe censorship on 
websites and the domestic press; 
Whereas article 3 of the Constitution of Iran obliges the gov-
ernment to eliminate all forms of despotism and autoc-
racy and all attempts to monopolize power, to ensure po-
litical and social freedoms within the framework of the 
law, secure the rights of all citizens, both women and 
men, and provide legal protection for all, as well as the 
equality of all before the law; 
Whereas article 20 of the Constitution of the Islamic Repub-
lic of Iran protects the rights of all citizens of the coun-
try, both men and women, to equal protection under the 
law and provides all human, political, economic, social, 
and cultural rights; 
Whereas Iran, a signatory (April 1968) of the International 
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which it 
ratified in June 1975, is bound by international human 
rights law to recognize and protect human rights, includ-
ing peaceful assembly and freedom of association; 
Whereas the Government of Iran, in violation of its own con-
stitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Po-
litical Rights, as reported by Human Rights Watch, con-
tinues to employ violence repeatedly to prevent its citi-
zens from peacefully assembling and conducting dem-
onstrations, and continues to arrest and detain reformist 
politicians and clerics, students, journalists, reformist 
party officials, and human rights activists; 
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Whereas the Government of Iran still has taken no steps to 
bring to justice the murderers of Neda Agha-Soltan and 
others who were shot dead as a result of clashes between 
Iranian security forces and unarmed, peaceful protestors; 
Whereas peaceful Iranian protestors, at great personal risk, 
continue to call on the United States by name to support 
them; 
Whereas the United States has a longstanding commitment 
to human rights and justice; and 
Whereas the people of the United States do not believe in 
supporting repressive dictatorships: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns in the strongest terms the gross 
abuses of the rights of the citizens of Iran by the 
Government of Islamic Republic of Iran and calls on 
the government immediately to honor its obligations 
under its own constitution and International Human 
Rights Laws; 
(2) supports without reservation the rights of 
Iranian citizens to peacefully protest and petition 
their government to address their legitimate griev-
ances; and 
(3) urges the Government of Iran to release im-
mediately all those peaceful protestors and opposi-
tion supporters it has detained, stop the harassment 
and violent acts against these Iranian citizens com-
mitted by security forces and the Basij militias, and 
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bring to justice the government authorities respon-
sible for perpetrating the unlawful acts of violence. 
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