The history of the Islamic regime
of Iran is weltering in the blood of tens of thousands of freedom-loving Iranians
who had done nothing but defending the rights of the people and freedom gained
by people during the anti-imperial uprising of 1978. From the first day of
its existence, the Islamic regime has violently violated the rights of the
Iranian people, women and children in particular, and prevented them from
having a peaceful and normal human life by controlling every aspects of their
individual, social and political life.
Fourteen years ago in the summer of 1988, from July 27 to August 31, the Islamic
regime of Iran carried out the most cruel crime of the history of Iranian
prisons; the execution of thousands of political prisoners who were serving
their sentences. The Islamic regime has executed tens of thousands of its
opponents over the last 23 years, but the mass killing of political prisoners
in the summer of 1988, was the pinnacle of the crimes that this regime has
committed in its prisons.
This massacre was carried out by direct order of Khomeini. The suppressive
killing apparatus of the regime lead by Ayatollah Eshragh and Ayatollah Nayeri
carried out this massacre. This massacre was like many other crimes organized
by the regime in that political and high ranking security officials of the
regime were involved in this cruel genocide.
Whereas the real extent of the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988 has remained in secret, we demand that:
-A special international and impartial committee be send to Iran to investigate the matter closely and report the result of its concerns to the international public.
-All political prisoners, including those imprisoned in Iran for their ideas and values, be immediately and unconditionally released.
-Arrest and persecution of criticizers
and opponents to the government regime be stopped immediately.
-Inhuman laws such as the death penalty, stoning, retaliation, whipping, amputation
and torture be nullified.
-All forms of discrimination and
harassment against women resulting from the patriarchal ideology of the Islamic
regime of Iran be stopped. An international impartial committee be send to
Iran to assist in the maintenance of Human Rights-- with special attention
to the rights of women and children.
-The abolition of child slavery.
-Certain limitations on political
and social activities be nullified and freedom of the press, speech and assembly
be guaranteed in Iran.
-Suppression of national minorities be stopped and their nationalaspirations
be recognized.
-To indict the leaders and other high-level officials in the Islamic regime of Iran who have committed serious crimes in violation of the International Declarations on Human Rights; to bring them to face charges before an International Tribunal for the execution of thousands of political prisoners, in particular the massacre of political prisoners in the summer of 1988, the legalization of torture, stoning, amputation and assassination of Iranian citizens and the citizens of other countries, crimes against humanity, genocide and the violation of people's rights to live, speak, think and write freely.
August 30, 2002