CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION NO.

09-10-10

Sponsor(s): IUSA Department of International Affairs

Co-sponsor(s):
Filed on Oct. 28, 2009. Considered on 11/17/09 with a final disposition of Failed 6-33-2.

RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH AND SUPPORT FOR

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN IRAN

1 WHEREAS, The Islamic Republic of Iran is undergoing profound political

2 transformations; and,
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4 WHEREAS, Media outlets provide evidence of a denial of basic human rights; and,
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6 WHEREAS, It is important for the wider community of university students to express
7 solidarity with our colleagues in Iran; and,
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9 WHEREAS, Such an expression acknowledges that the movement for more responsible
10 governance in Iran is to be led by the Iranians themselves;
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12 THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, That the Student Body Congress here
13 assembled urges all university student governments and like-minded organized entities in
14 the United States and abroad to pass a similar endorsement of the aforementioned
15 principles.