Dr Alejo Vidal-Quadras :President of International Committee In Search of Justice (ISJ) & Former Vice-President of the European Parliament
Some 2000 people have been executed under President Rouhani in the past two years, more than in any similar period in the past 25 years. A young Kurdish political prisoner, Behrouz Alkhani was executed recently and the dead body of Shahrokh Zamani, another political prisoner was found in his cell last week
The current minister of Justice appointed by Rouhani is a mullah called Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi who was one of the three people who sat on the ‘death commission’ that sent over 30,000 political prisoners - mainly members of the PMOI - to the gallows in summer of 1988.
Quite opposite to this, is the declared position of the democratic opposition. I was encouraged when I learnt that Mrs Maryam Rajavi who leads the main organised opposition, has clearly said that in a future free Iran, there will be no death penalty. I think that is a very brave and historic commitment, especially for the Muslim world
We are witnessing a hostile campaign against the defenceless Iranian refugees in Camp Liberty with Iran's Embassy in that country helping individuals in the guise of the residents’ families and relatives to gather outside the camp to chant threatening slogans at the residents and throwing stones at them. So far, 27 people have lost their lives due to lack of prompt and timely access to medical treatment. UN Assistance mission in Iraq (UNAMI) should cooperate with Liberty residents to stop such violations by Iraqi forces. I should emphasize that when we deal about human rights violations in Iran, the issue of the protection and safety of these Iranian refugees in Liberty should be an essential part of our demands.
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