Introduced
December 3, 2025
Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Murphy, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
RESOLUTION
Condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
- (1) condemns the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority in Iran and the continued violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
- (2) calls on the Government of Iran—
- (A) to immediately release the imprisoned or detained Baha’is and all other prisoners held solely on account of their religion;
- (B) to end its state-sponsored campaign of hate propaganda against the Baha’is; and
- (C) to reverse state-imposed policies denying Baha’is and members of other religious minorities equal opportunities to higher education, earning a livelihood, due process under the law, and the free exercise of religious practices;