[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1431 Introduced in House (IH)]

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.


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                    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

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                               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;
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 suppress 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
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) calls 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;
            (2) calls upon the Government of the United States, the 
        President, and the Secretary of State to condemn human rights 
        violations in Iran and support the Iranian people's endeavors 
        towards the institution 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 
        Organizations, thereby denying the regime the pretext to crack 
        down on dissidents inside Iran and the justification 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 
        otherwise applicable to Iran, on any individual or entity that 
        is an agent, alias, front, instrumentality, representative, 
        official, or affiliate of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
        (IRGC), or is an individual serving as a representative of 
        IRGC, or on any person 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 appropriate measures aimed at 
        depriving Iranian banks and financial institutions involved in 
        nuclear activities and backing of terrorist groups from access 
        to the international monetary system.
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