FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing on Human Rights in Iran

Original title: THE SHAME OF IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS

January 1, 2015

human rights Iran foreign policy nuclear negotiations international relations

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing serves as a formal record of congressional scrutiny regarding Iran's human rights practices, which lawmakers argue is essential context for evaluating the administration's nuclear diplomacy and foreign policy decisions.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Iranian citizens

The hearing discusses the human rights conditions and legal treatment of individuals living under the Iranian regime.

U.S. Congress

The committees are responsible for oversight of foreign policy and evaluating the implications of nuclear negotiations.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2015.

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Summary

This document is a transcript of a joint congressional hearing held on February 26, 2015, to examine the human rights record of the Iranian government. The hearing was convened by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to provide context for ongoing nuclear negotiations and international relations with Iran.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on February 26, 2015, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
A U.N. Special Rapporteur report cited at least 852 executions in Iran between July 2013 and June 2014.
Iranian human rights activists reported 1,181 executions during the same period.
The U.N. report noted that some individuals executed in Iran were under the age of 18.
The U.S. Department of State reported human rights violations in Iran including disappearances, torture, and judicially sanctioned amputation and flogging.
The hearing was held to scrutinize Iran's human rights record in the context of ongoing nuclear negotiations.
Witnesses provided prepared statements and proposals for the record.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to examine the human rights record of the Iranian government and to provide context for U.S. nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Who testified at the hearing?

The witnesses included Shayan Arya (Constitutionalist Party of Iran), Mohsen Sazegara (Research Institute on Contemporary Iran), and Anthony Vance (U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs).

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Discoveries

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Contextualizing Nuclear Diplomacy

The hearing demonstrates a legislative effort to link human rights performance directly to the credibility of nuclear non-proliferation negotiations.

House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Connected Entities

personChristopher H. Smith“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and ”Map →

personMohsen Sazegara“Witness, President of the Research Institute on Contemporary Iran”Map →

organizationHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs“Congressional committee overseeing the hearing”Map →

personAnthony Vance“Witness, Director of the U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs”Map →

personShayan Arya“Witness, Central Committee Member of the Constitutionalist Party of Iran”Map →

Sources

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www.govinfo.gov

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