IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 332 
Calling for an impartial and independent investigation into the massacre 
of the Iranian Opposition Members in Camp Ashraf, Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2011 
Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. POE of Texas, and Mr. ROHR-
ABACHER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling for an impartial and independent investigation into 
the massacre of the Iranian Opposition Members in 
Camp Ashraf, Iraq. 
Whereas some 3,400 members of the People’s Mojahedin Or-
ganization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) live as political refugees 
in Camp Ashraf in Iraq; 
Whereas tens of thousands of MEK members have been exe-
cuted, tortured, or jailed by the Iranian regime; 
Whereas in 2003, the MEK voluntarily handed over all its 
arms to the United States Armed Forces at Camp 
Ashraf; 
Whereas in 2004, Camp Ashraf residents obtained protected 
persons’ status under the Fourth Geneva Convention 
based on the United States investigators’ conclusion that 
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•HRES 332 IH 
none was a combatant or had committed a crime under 
any United States laws, and that all its residents signed 
a document rejecting violence and terrorism; 
Whereas deportation, expulsion, repatriation, or displacement 
of Camp Ashraf residents inside Iraq is a violation of 
principle of nonrefoulement as well as the relevant provi-
sions of International Humanitarian Law (IHL); 
Whereas the United States Embassy Statement on Transfer 
of Security Responsibility for Camp Ashraf of December 
28, 2008, states that, ‘‘The Government of Iraq has pro-
vided the US Government written assurances of humane 
treatment of the Camp Ashraf residents in accordance 
with Iraq’s Constitution, laws and international obliga-
tions.’’; 
Whereas on July 28, 2009, Iraqi troops and police carried 
out a violent raid against the residents of Camp Ashraf, 
killing 11 unarmed residents and wounding hundreds 
more; 
Whereas 224 Members of the 111th Congress cosponsored H. 
Res. 704, deploring the ongoing violence by Iraqi security 
forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and called 
on the Government of Iraq to live up to its commitment 
to the United States to ensure their continued well-being; 
Whereas H. Res. 704 called on the President to take all nec-
essary and appropriate steps to support the commitments 
of the United States to ensure the physical security and 
protection of Camp Ashraf residents; 
Whereas the Government of Iraq has consistently prevented 
medical specialists from visiting the severely sick or 
wounded residents in Camp Ashraf, resulting in contin-
ued undue suffering; 
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•HRES 332 IH 
Whereas the United Nations has confirmed that on April 8, 
2011, Iraqi security forces again stormed Camp Ashraf, 
killing 36 and severely wounding hundreds of its resi-
dents; 
Whereas the United Nations, the European Union, and Am-
nesty International condemned the April 8, 2011, oper-
ation against Camp Ashraf and called for an independent 
inquiry into the incident; and 
Whereas in June 2011, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki 
denied access to Camp Ashraf to an official investigative 
delegation from the United States Congress: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls for an impartial and independent in-
vestigation, including an investigation by the rel-
evant committee or subcommittee of the House of 
Representatives, into the massacre of the Iranian 
Opposition Members in Camp Ashraf, Iraq; and 
(2) urges the President to take all necessary 
and appropriate steps to prevent a forced relocation 
of Camp Ashraf residents either within or outside of 
Iraq in violation of the relevant provisions of Inter-
national Humanitarian Law. 
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