{"id":15250,"date":"2013-11-15T21:26:33","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T21:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/15250-senate-passes-resolution-calling-for-release-of-pastor-abedini-religious-freedom"},"modified":"2013-11-15T21:26:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T21:26:33","slug":"senate-passes-resolution-calling-for-release-of-pastor-abedini-religious-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/senate-passes-resolution-calling-for-release-of-pastor-abedini-religious-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes resolution calling for release of pastor Abedini, religious freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &#8211; The U.S. Senate last night passed by unanimous consent a resolution calling on the Iranian regime to immediately release all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs including Pastor Saeed Abedini.<\/p>\n<p>This critical bipartisan Senate resolution was sponsored by Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Rand Paul (R-KY), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Marco Rubio (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>The resolution said: the Senate<\/p>\n<p>(1) recognizes that freedom of religious belief and practice is a universal human right and a fundamental freedom of every individual, regardless of race, sex, country, creed, or nationality, and should never be arbitrarily abridged by any government; <br \/>(2) recognizes that governments have a responsibility to protect the fundamental rights of their citizens; and<br \/>(3) calls on the Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; The U.S. Senate last night passed by unanimous consent a resolution calling on the Iranian regime to immediately release all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs including Pastor Saeed Abedini. 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