A draught resolution was filed by a bipartisan group of senators denouncing the murder of Mahsa Amini and urging Tehran to stop its systematic mistreatment of women and its crackdown on peaceful protestors.
Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat, applauded “the thousands of heroic demonstrators who are risking their lives to defend human and women’s rights in Iran” in a statement.
“The popular reaction to the execution of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s morality police demonstrates that the repression of the Iranian government does not equal the aspirations of dignity and respect by the Iranian people,” stated Koons, a Democrat from Delaware.
This resolution, according to Koons, “sends a clear statement that the United States supports the rights of women and peaceful protestors in Iran and confirms that our commitment to human rights, women’s rights, and democratic freedoms is at the core of our values and foreign policy.
Another 35 senators, representing both parties, backed the resolution. Among them was Senator James Lankford, who urged the Senate to make it plain that it supports the fundamental human rights of all people worldwide, especially the downtrodden Iranian people who live under a brutal dictatorship.
Amini, 22, from the Kurdish city of Saqqaz in northwest Iran was taken into custody by the morality police in Tehran this month for wearing “improper attire.”
After going into a coma, she passed away three days later in the hospital. Her passing caused the first significant upsurge in unrest on Iranian streets since 2019 when the government put down demonstrations against exorbitant gas prices. The protests swiftly evolved into a populist revolt against the ruling class.
Amnesty International reported on Friday that the government’s repression of the protests has resulted in at least 52 deaths and hundreds of injuries so far.
Numerous activists, students, and artists have reportedly been jailed, according to human rights organisations. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported on Twitter that as of September 29, security agents had detained at least 28 journalists.
A proposed resolution in the US Congress denouncing Mahsa Amini’s passing
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