Proclamation Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville In Support Of Human Rights In Iran, Including The Immediate Cessation Of Human Rights Abuses On The Demonstrators In Iran And The Immediate Release Of Political Prisoners And Prisoners Of Conscience In Iran WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville is on record in support of human rights, women’s rights, and in solidarity with our Iranian community, but in Emeryville and in Iran; and WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville celebrates our Iranian community and culture that adds to our City’s rich diversity and culture; and WHEREAS, Nasrin Sotoudeh, widely recognized as Iran’s Mandela, is currently serving a 38 year prison sentence with 148 lashes (although currently on medical furlough). A distinguished lawyer and human rights activist, Sotoudeh has become a symbol of the Iranian peoples’ nonviolent struggle for justice, dignity and equality; and WHEREAS, women in Iran are systematically subject to an apartheid state with much harsher restrictions than men, as exemplified by the murder of Mahsa Amini, along with other women protesting her death, by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s security forces; and WHEREAS, many individuals have been imprisoned, tortured and executed for being defenders of human rights by the Islamic Republic of Iran; many demonstrators are being subjected to such a treatment now; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville asks for the immediate cessation of human rights abuses against the Iranian people; and, be it, further RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville supports the immediate release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and all other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in the Islamic Republic of Iran; and, be it, further RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville affirms its support of human rights in Iran, including equal rights for women, the LGBTQ+ community, and minorities and the end of apartheid against women and targeted religious, nonreligious and cultural minorities.
PROCLAIMED, by the Mayor of the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, November 1, 2022:
MAYOR
City of Emeryville
CALIFORNIA
Proclamation