[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 332 Introduced in House (IH)]

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2011

     Mr. Filner (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Poe 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 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 Organization of Iran (PMOI/
        MEK) live as political refugees in Camp Ashraf in Iraq;
Whereas tens of thousands of MEK members have been executed, 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 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 provisions 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 provided the US Government written assurances of 
        humane treatment of the Camp Ashraf residents in accordance with Iraq's 
        Constitution, laws and international obligations.'';
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 necessary 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 continued undue suffering;
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 residents;
Whereas the United Nations, the European Union, and Amnesty International 
        condemned the April 8, 2011, operation 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, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) calls for an impartial and independent investigation, 
        including an investigation by the relevant 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 International Humanitarian Law.
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