Geneva panel discusses abysmal human rights conditions in Iran and the massacre of 30,000 #PMOI/MEK political prisoners in 1988- Giulio Terzi: former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
“Yesterday, the European Parliament condemned the Iranian regime’s #human rights violations. The heart and voice of Europe is expressed by human rights. Human rights must be a priority between EU institutions and the outside world. The EU has a fundamental role to promote freedom, rule of law, and protect freedoms.
“The Iranian regime must immediately release all human rights activists and women who have been arbitrarily arrested during the rule of the ‘reformist’ Rouhani. The regime must also release dual nationals who have been incarcerated with no legal justification.
“The [UN] Human Rights Council must discuss this. When we look at the geopolitical situation in the Gulf, there is no doubt that we must focus much more on human rights when we negotiate with Iran. Human rights and fundamental freedoms must come back to the center of this playing field. Making concessions to a religious dictatorship will only provoke it to become more aggressive. The regime has become more aggressive in its terrorism and internal repression.
“The regime’s terrorist plots against the NCRI and #MEK have a long history and have continued during #Rouhani’s tenure. The regime has carried out 450 terrorist attacks against political dissidents, but the international community has kept a blind eye. The perpetrators must be brought to justice in front of an international tribunal.
As an example, he mentioned the assassination of Mohammad Hossein Naghdi, the representativeof the NCRI in Italy.
“The then-ambassador was involved in this crime and is currently an advisor to Rouhani. The International community and UN should raise this issue constantly. The commitment that we must have must focus more on the 1988 massacre. This is a continuing massacre because the regime continues to hide the evidence. The individuals responsible are in key positions in the regime. The regime continues a policy of denial and Western governments are cooperating by refusing to raise this issue.
“We must render justice for the victims of the #1988 massacre.
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