Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§8755 Statement of Policy on Political Prisoners
Title 22 › Chapter 94— IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS › Subchapter IV— MEASURES TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS › § 8755
Summary
The United States will work to find and document Iranian prisoners of conscience and human rights abuses. The U.S. will offer asylum or refugee status when requested and allowed by U.S. law and national security, help resettle them through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees when asked, and call for named releases if the individuals or their families request it.
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Title 22, §8755
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It shall be the policy of the United States—
(1)to support efforts to research and identify prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights abuses in Iran;
(2)to offer refugee status or political asylum in the United States to political dissidents in Iran if requested and consistent with the laws and national security interests of the United States;
(3)to offer to assist, through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, with the relocation of such political prisoners to other countries if requested, as appropriate and with appropriate consideration for the national security interests of the United States; and
(4)to publicly call for the release of Iranian dissidents by name and raise awareness with respect to individual cases of Iranian dissidents and prisoners of conscience, as appropriate and if requested by the dissidents or prisoners themselves or their families.
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22 U.S.C. § 8755
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60