The Shame of Iranian Human Rights

Agenda:

Chairman Smith on the hearing:  “In spite of the fact that the Iranian regime continues to imprison Americans and detain many of its own citizens for simply exercising their fundamental rights, its leaders want the world to lift sanctions and simply trust them with nuclear capabilities.  At this hearing witnesses will testify about the current Iranian Government’s horrific human rights record, which includes killings, unlawful imprisonments and torture, and the refusal to respect the basic freedoms of speech, assembly and religion. As the administration continues to negotiate with some of the world’s worst human rights abusers, we must remember that concessions to regimes with terrible records of cruelties and human rights violations undermine American moral leadership and the values upon which our country is founded.”

 

Witnesses:

Mr. Shayan Arya

Central Committee Member

Constitutionalist Party of Iran (Liberal Democrat)

 

Mr. Mohsen Sazegara

President

Research Institute on Contemporary Iran