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Last week, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran determined that this repression \u201cintersects with discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Fact-Finding Mission\u2019s determination reflects meticulous consideration of the evidence of the Iranian regime\u2019s egregious violations of religious freedom, many of which have explicitly targeted women and girls,<\/em>\u201d said USCIRF Commissioner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/about-uscirf\/commissioners\/eric-ueland\"><strong>Eric Ueland<\/strong><\/a>. \u201c<em>The Biden administration must work with like-minded partners, including fellow members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, to support the Mission\u2019s investigation and hold accountable Iranian regime officials complicit in these crimes, including through Global Magnitsky sanctions, visa bans, and similar measures.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2024\/03\/iran-institutional-discrimination-against-women-and-girls-enabled-human?sub-site=HRC\"><strong>determined<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that \u201cmethods of torture of detainees from ethnic or religious minorities were particularly severe and brutal\u201d and expressed concern over the \u201csevere\u2026violations of the rights of ethnic and religious minorities.\u201d It also noted Iran\u2019s use of vague legal provisions against insulting Islam to target religious minorities who peacefully asserted their freedom of religion or belief. Iranian authorities have used widespread sexual and gender-based\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-04\/2023%20Factsheet%20SGBV%20Iran.pdf\"><strong>violence<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0against religious freedom protesters as a tool of repression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Iranian government relentlessly violates women\u2019s religious freedom and targets any individual who supports freedom of religion or belief in the country. USCIRF applauds the U.S. government\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAmbHRC\/status\/1766773082625048909\"><strong>support<\/strong><\/a><em>\u00a0for the international efforts to hold Iran accountable for its heinous acts<\/em>,\u201d said USCIRF Commissioner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/about-uscirf\/commissioners\/stephen-schneck\"><strong>Stephen Schneck<\/strong><\/a>. \u201c<em>USCIRF also urges Congress to reauthorize the bipartisan Lautenberg Amendment, a family unification program that provides a life-saving path to resettlement in the United States for persecuted Iranian religious minorities<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-05\/Iran.pdf\"><strong>2023 Annual Report<\/strong><\/a>, USCIRF called on the U.S. government to support the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and its important work. In September 2023, USCIRF published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-09\/2023%20Iran%20Country%20Update.pdf\"><strong>report\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>detailing Iran\u2019s crackdown on peaceful protesters and outlining a new law that further restricts women\u2019s freedoms on the basis of religion. In May 2023, USCIRF held a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/events\/hearings\/transnational-repression-freedom-religion-or-belief\"><strong>hearing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on transnational repression of religious minorities, including by the government of Iran.<\/p>\n<p><em>The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the U.S. Congress to monitor, analyze, and report on religious freedom abroad. USCIRF makes foreign policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State,\u00a0and Congress intended to deter religious persecution and promote freedom of religion and belief.\u00a0To interview a Commissioner, please contact USCIRF at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:media@USCIRF.gov\"><strong>media@USCIRF.gov<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/news-room\/releases-statements\/uscirf-calls-accountability-irans-crimes-against-humanity\">https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/news-room\/releases-statements\/uscirf-calls-accountability-irans-crimes-against-humanity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 13, 2024 Washington, DC \u2013 The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges the U.S. government to support a United Nations (UN) Security Council referral to the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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