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Read. Follow. Verify.Congressional Hearing on Human Rights in Iran
Record date · January 1, 2015
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What This Bill Does
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.
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 It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
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.
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.
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- 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.
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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.
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