The Current Status of Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Iran
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 2:30pm
Location:
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
Announcement
Over the past decade, the United States foreign policy toward Iran has focused primarily on deterring Iran’s ambitions of securing nuclear weapons. However, in the wake of last year’s presidential elections Iranian citizens took to the streets to demonstrate their displeasure with the current regime. Following these protests, a wide array of human rights abuses perpetrated by the regime and its supporters were brought to the forefront.
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Hosted by:
James P. McGovern, M.C.
Co-Chairman, TLHRC
Co-Chairman, TLHRC
Frank R. Wolf, M.C.
Co-Chairman, TLHRC
Co-Chairman, TLHRC
Witnesses
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Leonard Leo, Chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Written testimony -
Andrew Apostolou, Senior Program Manager, Freedom House
Written testimony -
Ali Afshari, leading Iranian political activist
Written testimony -
Dr. Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council - NIAC
Written testimony
Transcript
111th Congress