THE LOS ANGELES TIMES A massacre this month at an Iranian exile camp in Iraq that killed 52 people under international protection was an act of premeditated slaughter and should be thoroughly investigated by the United Nations, two former foreign ministers told the world body Thursday. Former foreign ministers Bernard Kouchner of France and Sid…
Category: UN & Ashraf
International Symposium in Geneva – Maryam Rajavi demands US and UN secure Camp Ashraf hostages release
The United States and United Nations must take urgent action to secure the release of seven hostages taken captive during the massacre at Camp Ashraf, Iranian Resistance president-elect Maryam Rajavi has demanded. The UN must also provide a permanent Blue Helmet force at Camp Liberty to protect Iranian dissidents in Iraq from further deadly attacks,…
UN Official: Iranian Exiles’ Deaths a Wake-up Call
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD – The killing of dozens of members of an Iranian dissident group that the Iraqi government wants out of the country should be “a wake-up call” to the international community, the acting U.N. envoy to Iraq said Friday as he pressed countries to do more to find them homes abroad. Members…
Camp Ashraf: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Statement
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Cécile Pouilly Location: Geneva Date: 3 September 2013 Subject: Iraq / Camp Ashraf We strongly condemn the attack on Camp Ashraf which took place on Sunday and reportedly led to the killing of at least 47 camp residents. We call upon the Iraqi government to ensure…
At least 52 Iranian exiles executed in Iraqi camp, U.N. says
At least 52 members of an Iranian opposition group exiled in Iraq were executed over the weekend, the United Nations said Tuesday, drawing loud condemnations from supporters in Washington, who have called on the United States to find a safe haven for the group’s members. The attack Sunday on a camp north of Baghdad was…