IV 
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. ROHR-
ABACHER) 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 pris-
oners in Iran. 
Whereas the Government of Iran has disregarded the United 
Nations Security Council resolutions calling for suspen-
sion 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 enrich-
ment facilities; 
Whereas the Government of Iran continues to provide weap-
ons 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 opposi-
tion 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 Af-
ghanistan 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 discrimina-
tion 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 dem-
onstrations in order to voice their demand for democracy 
in Iran and to promote change not through foreign mili-
tary 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 repres-
sion 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 refu-
gees and dissidents; 
Whereas the Government of Iran has used the terrorist des-
ignation of the Iranian opposition as a pretext to sup-
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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 af-
filiation with the opposition People’s Mojahedin Organi-
zation 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls for an end to the violence, unlawful ar-
rests, torture, and ill treatment perpetrated against 
Iranian citizens, as well as the unconditional release 
of all political prisoners in Iran; 
(2) calls upon the Government of the United 
States, the President, and the Secretary of State to 
condemn human rights violations in Iran and sup-
port the Iranian people’s endeavors towards the in-
stitution of democracy, freedom, human rights, and 
the rule of law; 
(3) calls for an end to a selective approach to 
Iranian opponents who struggle for democracy and 
human rights, and invites the Secretary of State, in 
coalition with British and European allies, to remove 
the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran from 
the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Or-
ganizations, thereby denying the regime the pretext 
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to crack down on dissidents inside Iran and the jus-
tification to murder, forcibly displace, and impose a 
blockade on opposition members based in Camp 
Ashraf, Iraq; 
(4) calls for the adoption of measures by the 
President to impose sanctions while welcoming the 
United States Government’s efforts to create an 
international consensus to deal with Iran’s nuclear 
program, including the full range of sanctions other-
wise applicable to Iran, on any individual or entity 
that is an agent, alias, front, instrumentality, rep-
resentative, official, or affiliate of the Islamic Revo-
lutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), or is an individual 
serving as a representative of IRGC, or on any per-
son that has conducted any commercial transaction 
or financial transaction with such entities; and 
(5) calls on the President to persuade United 
States allies and other countries to enact appro-
priate measures aimed at depriving Iranian banks 
and financial institutions involved in nuclear activi-
ties and backing of terrorist groups from access to 
the international monetary system. 
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