Resolution against the Iranian regime by the U.N. general Assembly
Suggestions for permanent monitoring and observation by the U.N.
Following the continuous efforts by Human rights organizations as well as political and social activists (both in Iran and internationally), the general Assembly of the United Nations, on December 22nd 2003, approved a resolution denouncing the Human rights situation in Iran. This was the 19th time in 20 years that such denunciation was expressed by the U.N. The draft resolution was adopted earlier, on November 21st 2003, by the Third Committee (Social and Humanitarian), where it had been submitted by Canada.
This draft proposal will “have the General Assembly express its grave concern about continuing human rights violations in that country. Also, the Assembly would call on that Government to abide by its obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights to expedite judicial reform, guarantee the dignity of the individual, ensure the full application of due process of law, by an independent and impartial judiciary, and eliminate discrimination against religious minorities”
The resolution goes on to condemn long illegal detaining of political activists, journalists and students, and the use of tough punishments such as: dismemberment of hands and legs, whipping and public executions. Moreover, the rights of the religious minorities such as Jews, Christians, Sunni Muslims and especially the Ba'hai are not respected.
In addition to the condemnations, the resolution asks Iran to improve its human right situation and cooperate with U.N. inspectors.
Given the lack of result of all previous UN inspections in Iran, mostly due to divertive tactics, and various stratagems of the Iranian Regime aimed at crippling the work of the UN inspectors, we, Iranian Human Rights Groups in E.U and north America, ask the families of political prisoners, of murdered intellectuals and activists, of imprisoned students and journalists, of political execution victims, … to contact the relevant branches of the UN, either in person or by writing. We ask you to demand that from this date on, all UN Human Rights inspectors in Iran have full freedom of circulation anywhere in the country, and, more importantly, that the inspections be unannounced to Iranian authorities.
It is evident to us that the continuous surveillance and unrestricted UN inspections will play a key role in the improvement of the Human Rights situation in Iran.
Human rights defense association of Iran, Montréal, Canada (www.addhi.com) - Human Rights defense comity of Iran, Sweden (www.defakomite.com ) – The action committee for the release of Prisoners of conscience in Iran, Paris, France (irancalppo.free.fr ) – Center for tought, dialogue and Human Rights in Iran, Toronto, Canada (ctdhumanright@yahoo.com) - Vereinigung zur Verteidigung der Menschenrechte im Iran,Bremen, Deutschland (www.bashariyat.de) - Stichting voor de Verdediging van Democratie in Iran, Nederland ) kdaddih@hotmail.com) – Iranian – Canadian community Association of western Canada, Vancouver (yebarak@yahoo.ca) - Committee to Defend Human Rights in Iran, California, U.S.A. - ( defendhriran_ca@yahoo.com) - noran (supporting committee for human rights in iran ), Norway – (noranali2003@yahoo.no ) – Activist of Human Rigts (www.irantestimony.com), Committee for defense of Liberty and Democracy in Iran – Austria (demokrasi9@yahoo.com) , Union for Human Rights defense in Iran – Washangton, U.S.A
Suggestions for permanent monitoring and observation by the U.N.
Following the continuous efforts by Human rights organizations as well as political and social activists (both in Iran and internationally), the general Assembly of the United Nations, on December 22nd 2003, approved a resolution denouncing the Human rights situation in Iran. This was the 19th time in 20 years that such denunciation was expressed by the U.N. The draft resolution was adopted earlier, on November 21st 2003, by the Third Committee (Social and Humanitarian), where it had been submitted by Canada.
This draft proposal will “have the General Assembly express its grave concern about continuing human rights violations in that country. Also, the Assembly would call on that Government to abide by its obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights to expedite judicial reform, guarantee the dignity of the individual, ensure the full application of due process of law, by an independent and impartial judiciary, and eliminate discrimination against religious minorities”
The resolution goes on to condemn long illegal detaining of political activists, journalists and students, and the use of tough punishments such as: dismemberment of hands and legs, whipping and public executions. Moreover, the rights of the religious minorities such as Jews, Christians, Sunni Muslims and especially the Ba'hai are not respected.
In addition to the condemnations, the resolution asks Iran to improve its human right situation and cooperate with U.N. inspectors.
Given the lack of result of all previous UN inspections in Iran, mostly due to divertive tactics, and various stratagems of the Iranian Regime aimed at crippling the work of the UN inspectors, we, Iranian Human Rights Groups in E.U and north America, ask the families of political prisoners, of murdered intellectuals and activists, of imprisoned students and journalists, of political execution victims, … to contact the relevant branches of the UN, either in person or by writing. We ask you to demand that from this date on, all UN Human Rights inspectors in Iran have full freedom of circulation anywhere in the country, and, more importantly, that the inspections be unannounced to Iranian authorities.
It is evident to us that the continuous surveillance and unrestricted UN inspections will play a key role in the improvement of the Human Rights situation in Iran.
Human rights defense association of Iran, Montréal, Canada (www.addhi.com) - Human Rights defense comity of Iran, Sweden (www.defakomite.com ) – The action committee for the release of Prisoners of conscience in Iran, Paris, France (irancalppo.free.fr ) – Center for tought, dialogue and Human Rights in Iran, Toronto, Canada (ctdhumanright@yahoo.com) - Vereinigung zur Verteidigung der Menschenrechte im Iran,Bremen, Deutschland (www.bashariyat.de) - Stichting voor de Verdediging van Democratie in Iran, Nederland ) kdaddih@hotmail.com) – Iranian – Canadian community Association of western Canada, Vancouver (yebarak@yahoo.ca) - Committee to Defend Human Rights in Iran, California, U.S.A. - ( defendhriran_ca@yahoo.com) - noran (supporting committee for human rights in iran ), Norway – (noranali2003@yahoo.no ) – Activist of Human Rigts (www.irantestimony.com), Committee for defense of Liberty and Democracy in Iran – Austria (demokrasi9@yahoo.com) , Union for Human Rights defense in Iran – Washangton, U.S.A
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