U.S. Newswire : Releases : "U.S. Helsinki Commission Members Denounce Iran's Human..."

U.S. Newswire : Releases : "U.S. Helsinki Commission Members Denounce Iran's Human...": "WASHINGTON, June 10 /U.S. newswire/ -- The human rights situation in Iran is deteriorating, and the United States and its European allies need to develop a joint strategy to pressure Tehran to improve its record. That was the key point made yesterday in what will be the first in a series of hearings held by the U.S. Helsinki Commission to examine rogue regimes and their impact on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region.
'Virtually every fundamental freedom is trampled by the mullahs in Tehran,' said Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission. 'In the absence of any meaningful accountability, the Government of Iran's "