Paris conference sheds light on Iranian massacre and calls for justice

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Esteemed international judges, jurists, and human rights advocates convened in Paris on August 21, 2023, to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1988 massacre in Iran, during which 30,000 political prisoners met their tragic fate.
Esteemed international judges, jurists, and human rights advocates convened in Paris on August 21, 2023, to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1988 massacre in Iran, during which 30,000 political prisoners met their tragic fate.
Esteemed international judges, jurists, and human rights advocates convened in Paris on August 21, 2023, to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1988 massacre in Iran, during which 30,000 political prisoners met their tragic fate.

The conference, titled “Four Decades of Crime against Humanity and Impunity from Punishment,” drew attention to the unchecked crimes of the Iranian regime.

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, opened the conference. She, criticized the Iranian regime’s prolonged campaign against the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), stating, “For the past four decades, the regime’s central slogan has been ‘Death to the Hypocrites.’ The regime aims to undermine the fundamental rights of PMOI members.laying the groundwork for their destruction.”

 

 

Referring to the assault on Ashraf-3 in Albania, Rajavi highlighted the threats faced by former political prisoners and survivors of the 1988 massacre. “The main goal remains the same as the 40-year-old objective: to annihilate the resistance movement,” she stressed.

Echoing her sentiments, Prof. Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court of Hague, emphasized the international community’s obligation to acknowledge the 1988 massacre, declaring, “The crime of enforced disappearance is a continuing crime until there is an acknowledgment of what happened to the victims.”

 

Prof. Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court of Hague
Prof. Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court of Hague.

 

Vadapalas highlighted Lithuania’s move to broaden the definition of genocide, encapsulating political groups. Ciucă passionately spoke about the universal importance of justice, emphasizing its roots in enduring human ideals.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2022), Oleksandra Matviichuk, drew attention to the global implications of the Iranian regime’s impunity. From Kyiv, she illustrated the impact of Iranian-backed actions against Ukraine, urging international solidarity in seeking justice for the 1988 massacre.

 

 

Prof. Vilenas Vadapalas and Prof. Valerius M. Ciucă, Judges of the General Court of the European Union, called for substantive legislative changes in the EU.
Prof. Vilenas Vadapalas and Prof. Valerius M. Ciucă, Judges of the General Court of the European Union, called for substantive legislative changes in the EU.

 

International human rights lawyer, Ms. Sheila Paylan, painted a vivid picture of the 1988 atrocities. “These prisoners were individuals who dared to raise their voices against oppression,” she said, highlighting the broader consequences of international inaction.

Concluding the discussions, Dr. Alejo Vidal Quadras, President of the In Search of Justice Committee and former Vice President of the European Parliament, spotlighted the Iranian regime’s attempts to suppress the MEK, attributing them to the group’s democratic ideals. He asserted, “The truth inevitably emerges, regardless of the seriousness of attempts to conceal it.”

 

Dr. Alejo Vidal Quadras, President of the In Search of Justice Committee and former Vice President of the European Parliament
Dr. Alejo Vidal Quadras, President of the In Search of Justice Committee and former Vice President of the European Parliament.

 

The conference ended with a united call to hold the Iranian regime accountable, urging international courts to prosecute leaders involved in the 1988 massacre and the ensuing crimes against humanity.

 

 

MEK Iran (follow us on Twitter and Facebook), Maryam Rajavi’s on her site, Twitter & Facebook, NCRI  (Twitter & Facebook), and People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran – MEK IRAN – YouTu

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