Maryam Rajavi participates in the European Parliament Conference on International Human Rights Day
Human rights crisis in Iran must not be overlooked by International community
Brussels - on December 10th Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, The President elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran appeared at the European Parliament, commemorating international human rights day, and calling on the international community to act on the ongoing human rights crisis in Iran.
Ms. Rajavi, who addressed a major conference at the European Parliament, noted that the rise in executions during the first year of Hassan Rouhani presidency, and called for the world to take note of the crisis in the country, saying; “There is no such thing as human rights in Iran…The mullahs’ constitution; the penal code; the civil code; the laws adopted by the regime’s parliament are all based on the violation of human rights.”
A number of senior members of the European Parliament from various political parties addressed the conference, and called for a tougher stance towards the Iranian regime. A number of MEP’s condemned the human rights violations in Iran, and urged the EU’s newly elected foreign policy chief, Ms. Frederica Mogaherini, to prioritize a response to the human rights crisis in Iran.
International guests at the conference included former US Presidential candidate and former Chairman of US Democratic Party Howard Dean, who addressed the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, and the growing concern over the human rights situation inside the country.
Rajavi also pointed to the ongoing crisis in Syria and Iraq, which have been caused by Iranian intervention and interference, and given rise to fundamentalist groups like ISIS. In particular she noted that the West should not only confront ISIS, but also the regime which has enabled such a group to gain a foothold in the region, namely Iran and the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Mrs. Rajavi strongly condemned the inaction of the European states in this regard, and warned that they should not make the mistake of allying with Iran in order to fight ISIS, and must stand firm against all forms of fundamentalism in the region.
Finally, Mrs. Rajavi spoke with dismay in regards to the continuation of the six-year siege against members of the principal Iranian opposition, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) in Camp Liberty in Iraq. She called on the European Union to “change its policy with respect to the savage tyranny ruling Iran and to show resolve”.
