{"id":225617,"date":"2020-09-10T13:29:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T12:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=225617"},"modified":"2023-01-25T18:32:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:32:24","slug":"british-lawmakers-call-for-justice-on-irans-1988-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/british-lawmakers-call-for-justice-on-irans-1988-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"British Lawmakers Call for Justice on Iran\u2019s 1988 Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"British-Parliamentary-session-1\"The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) held a virtual event on Thursday, September 10, over the 1988 massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners across Iran. This event was attended by dozens of lawmakers and legal experts from the United Kingdom. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI<\/a>) delivered a message to the online conference<\/span>. This event and its panelists urged the international community to launch an independent investigation about the 1988 massacre and hold the perpetrators of killing 30,000 prisoners, mostly members and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), to account.<\/p>\n

The participants underlined that the international community\u2019s failure to hold the regime to account for this massacre has emboldened the mullahs\u2019 regime to continue their human rights violations. They also voiced their support to hold senior officials of the mullahs\u2019 regime accountable for the 1988 massacre<\/a> of political prisoners.<\/p>\n

\"MP-David-Jones\"
MP David Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MP David Jones, distinguished Member of Parliament and UK\u2019s former Secretary of State for Wales chaired this event and was the first speaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 1988 massacre is often referred to as the worst crime since the Second World War. The alarming human rights situation in Iran is a serious matter for the international community. For too long, the regime has escaped accountability. Allowing a repressive theocratic regime to buy weapons from the market will end in disaster. The issue of accountability is an important process of stopping Tehran\u2019s malign activities and its pursuit of nuclear weapons. The investigation of the 1988 massacre and the accountability of those who perpetrated this crime has widespread support in both houses of the United Kingdom Parliament. The UK must work with allies to make sure this year\u2019s United Nations General Assembly resolution calls for an independent investigation into the 1988 massacre. The international community must act on three major concerns with Iran: Its human rights violation, destabilizing activities, and nuclear program,\u201d David Jones said.<\/p>\n

\"MP-Steve-McCabe\"<\/p>\n

The next speaker was MP Steve McCabe. While referring to the Iranian regime\u2019s crimes and deception, Mr. McCabe said: \u201cWe cannot negotiate with this regime. We cannot trust them. The lifting of sanctions encouraged the mullahs to think we do not care where they buy weapons from. They incite more violence through their network of proxies. We have already failed the Iranian people by ignoring the 1988 massacre, by giving the regime billions of pounds as a result of the failed nuclear deal, by not recognizing the opposition and NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi. The people we are dealing with, like Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, are responsible for the 1988 massacre. They continue to slaughter people, including 1,500 people<\/a> in the November 2019 protests<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

While referring to the Amnesty International\u2019s newest report, \u201cTrampled Humanity,\u201d Mr. McCabe said: \u201cAmnesty International recently published a report on the crackdown against the 2019 protests and the regime\u2019s violence against innocent people. They are subjecting prisoners to inhuman torture. They feel they can act with impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Beatings, floggings, electric shocks, waterboarding, mock executions, sexual violence. <\/p>\n

These are some of the ways that Iranian officials have tortured protesters.<\/p>\n

Read more in @amnesty<\/a>'s new report. <\/p>\n

Help us to stand up for victims of #BloodyNovember<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/2aYRX9svTb<\/a><\/p>\n

— Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) September 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n