IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 415 
Condemning the repression of the Iranian Baha’i community and calling 
for the emancipation of Iranian Baha’is. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2006 
Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Condemning the repression of the Iranian Baha’i community 
and calling for the emancipation of Iranian Baha’is. 
Whereas in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 
2000, Congress, by concurrent resolution, declared that it 
deplores the religious persecution by the Government of 
Iran of the Baha’i community and holds the Government 
of Iran responsible for upholding the rights of all Iranian 
nationals, including members of the Baha’i Faith; 
Whereas on March 20, 2006, the United Nations Special 
Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ms. Asma 
Jahangir, revealed the existence of a confidential letter 
dated October 29, 2005, from the Chairman of the Com-
mand Headquarters of Iran’s Armed Forces to the Min-
istry of Information, the Revolutionary Guard, and the 
Police Force, stating that the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah 
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Khamenei, had instructed the Command Headquarters to 
identify members of the Baha’i Faith in Iran and mon-
itor their activities; 
Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur expressed 
‘‘grave concern and apprehension’’ about the implications 
of this letter for the safety of the Baha’i community; 
Whereas in 2005 the Iranian Government initiated a new 
wave of assaults, homes raids, harassment, and deten-
tions against Baha’is, and in December 2005, Mr. 
Zabihullah Mahrami died after 10 years of imprisonment 
on charges of apostasy due to his membership in the 
Baha’i Faith; and 
Whereas beginning in October 2005, an anti-Baha’i campaign 
has been conducted in the state-sponsored Kayhan news-
paper and in broadcast media: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) condemns the Government of Iran for the 
October 29, 2005 letter, calls on the Government of 
Iran to immediately cease such activities and all ac-
tivities aimed at the repression of the Iranian Baha’i 
community, and continues to hold the Government 
of Iran responsible for upholding all the rights of its 
nationals, including members of the Baha’i commu-
nity; and 
(2) requests the President to— 
(A) call for the Government of Iran to 
emancipate the Baha’i community by granting 
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those rights guaranteed by the Universal Dec-
laration of Human Rights and other inter-
national covenants on human rights; 
(B) emphasize that the United States re-
gards the human rights practices of the Govern-
ment of Iran, including its treatment of the 
Baha’i community and other religious minori-
ties, as a significant factor in the foreign policy 
of the United States Government regarding 
Iran; and 
(C) initiate an active and consistent dia-
logue with other governments and the European 
Union in order to persuade the Government of 
Iran to rectify its human rights practices. 
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