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Calling for the unconditional release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the utilization by the United States of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy with Iran to…

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Calling for the unconditional release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the utilization by the United States of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy with Iran to address Iran's human rights situation.

Introduced: December 11, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls upon Iran to release Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience.

Encourages the President: (1) to utilize bilateral and multilateral diplomacy with Iran to support human rights; and (2) in coordination with the Secretary of State, to support the establishment of multilateral mechanisms to advance human rights issues in Iran.

Commends the people of Iran who have braved repression to peacefully exercise their fundamental human rights.

What's happening now December 11, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 11, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 828: Calling for the unconditional release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the utilization by the United States of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy with Iran to address Iran's human rights situation.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-828/
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"H. Res. 828: Calling for the unconditional release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the utilization by the United States of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy with Iran to address Iran's human rights situation.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-828/.
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H. Res. 828, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-828/.
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[H. Res. 828: Calling for the unconditional release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the utilization by the United States of direct multilateral and bilateral diplomacy with Iran to address Iran's human rights situation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-828/)
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