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 PUBLIC LAW 100-204—DEC. 22, 1987

101 STAT. 1419

(4) to encourage all governments to refrain from providing military supplies to any party which refuses to abide by United Nations Security Council Resolution 598; (5) to recognize that stability and security in the Persian Gulf will only be achieved if Iran and Iraq are at peace and agree not to interfere in the affairs of other nations through military action or the support of terrorism; and (6) to urge strict observance of international humanitarian law by both sides and to support financially the International Committee of the Red Cross' special appeal for prisoners of war.

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SEC. 1235. IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) the United Nations has passed nine resolutions condemning the violation of human rights in Iran; (2) the United Nations Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities stressed in Resolution 1987-12 that to date, more than two-hundred thousand Iranians have been imprisoned, tortured or executed because of their beliefs; (3) the United Nations Commission on Human Rights confirms seven thousand executions in Iran between 1978 and 1985, and attests that the actual number is probably much higher; (4) despite the persistent requests over the past six years by the United Nations and by many human rights organizations that the Iranian Government allow a special representative of the United Nations Security Council to inspect Iranian prisons and to determine the true extent of torture in Iran, such requests have been ignored by the Iranian Government; (5) executions, including executions of children and members of religious minorities, still take place in Iran; (6) the Khomeini government has brought the domestic economy of Iran to the brink of ruin by pouring the resources of the country into war making; (7) Iran has rejected all proposals to end the seven year IranIraq war; (8) Iran has not responded positively to United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 which calls for an end to the Iran-Iraq war; (9) the Khomeini government continues to attack and intimidate the other countries of the Persian Gulf region; and (10) it is known that the Khomeini government supports terrorism and has used hostage taking as an instrument of foreign policy. (b) POLICY.—Now, therefore, the CongressCD expresses concern for those citizens who must endure war and unprecedented repression; (2) supports an official United States policy of completely halting the shipment of any kind of armament to the Government of Iran; and (3) urges that the President continue to make every effort to cooperate with the other nations of the United Nations to bring about an end to government sponsored torture in Iranian prisons, to pressure Iran to permit inspection of Iranian prisons by an international delegation, and to respect internationaly recognized human rights.

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