[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 89 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 89

Condemning the attack on Iranian dissidents living at Camp Hurriya, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2013

 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Higgins, Mr. McClintock, 
  Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
  Sherman, and Mr. Westmoreland) submitted the following resolution; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning the attack on Iranian dissidents living at Camp Hurriya, and 
                          for other purposes.

Whereas on February 9, 2013, dozens of rockets were fired on Camp Hurriya 
        (formerly known as Camp Liberty) in Iraq where approximately 3,100 
        members of the Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), 
        have been residing since being relocated from Camp Ashraf in February 
        2012;
Whereas 7 unarmed residents were killed and approximately 100 more wounded, some 
        suffering severe and debilitating injuries;
Whereas The New York Times reported that Hezbollah Brigades, an Iranian-
        affiliated group, claimed responsibility for the attack and ``warned 
        that others would follow'';
Whereas in an interview with the Associated Press on February 26, 2013, one of 
        the leaders of the Hezbollah Brigades, Wathiq al-Batat, claimed his 
        group receives weapons and other support from Iran and promised more 
        attacks to come, saying ``We will strike them again until they leave'';
Whereas the United States Department of State condemned ``in the strongest terms 
        the vicious and senseless terrorist attack'' on Camp Hurriya and 
        demanded that, ``the terrorists responsible for this attack must be 
        brought to justice'';
Whereas the United Nations Secretary-General strongly condemned the attack and 
        called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice;
Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees described the attack 
        as ``a despicable act of violence'';
Whereas Amnesty International called the attack a ``despicable crime'', and 
        urged authorities in Iraq to ``ensure not only that those responsible 
        for this attack are brought to justice but that those living in the camp 
        are protected'';
Whereas on December 25, 2011, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 
        announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the 
        Government of Iraq and the United Nations which outlined, ``steps 
        necessary to achieve a peaceful and viable solution for the residents of 
        Ashraf, including their temporary relocation [from Camp Ashraf] to Camp 
        Hurriya'';
Whereas on February 18, 2012, the United States Department of State commended 
        the MEK members for their cooperation and assistance in implementation 
        of the Memorandum of Understanding and pledged that, ``In addition to 
        around-the-clock U.N. human rights monitoring, the U.S. will visit the 
        temporary transit facility at [Hurriya] regularly and frequently'';
Whereas since the relocation to Camp Hurriya, only 6 residents have been 
        resettled through the United Nations process, despite the completion of 
        over 1,800 interviews;
Whereas Camp Hurriya asylum-seekers live in exposed trailers without the ability 
        to protect themselves from future attacks; and
Whereas the attack and the stated threat of future assaults lay bare the fact 
        that these Iranian dissidents will neither be safe nor secure at Camp 
        Hurriya which was designated as a ``temporary'' place: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the attack against the residents of Camp 
        Hurriya;
            (2) calls on the President to work with the Government of 
        Iraq to ensure that the December 25, 2011, Memorandum of 
        Understanding signed by the United Nations and the Government 
        of Iraq on the temporary relocation and eventual resettlement 
        of the residents of Camp Ashraf is fully implemented, and that 
        humanitarian protections for the residents of Camp Hurriya are 
        upheld;
            (3) urges the Government of Iraq to allow the residents' 
        families and lawyers as well as international observers, 
        including parliamentarians, Members of Congress, and the media 
        to visit Camp Hurriya and assess the situation on the ground; 
        and
            (4) urges the President to work with the Government of Iraq 
        and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to return 
        the residents of Camp Hurriya to Camp Ashraf where they will 
        have more protection from any future terrorist attacks.
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