APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF
NASRIN SOTOUDEH AND ALL OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS AND
PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AND AFFIRMING OAKLAND’S 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.
WHEREAS, Oakland is on record in support of human rights, women’s rights, and in solidarity with our Iranian community; and
WHEREAS, Oaklad celebrates our Iranian community and culture that adds to our city’s rich dversity and culture; and
WHEREAS, Nasrin Sotoudeh, widely recognized as Iran’s Mandela, is currently imprisoned in Qarchak Women’s Prison. A distinguished lawyer and human rights activist, Sotoudeh has become a symbol of the Iranian people’s 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; and
WHEREAS, many individuals have been imprisoned, tortured and executed for being defenders of human rights by the Islamic Republic of Iran; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City of Oakland 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
2 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City of Oakland 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.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST: ASHA REED Acting City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California 3210969v1/SMW