Geneva – In a warm weather, Iranian exiles continue their sit-in protest across the United Nations headquarters.
Iranian who have come from various cities around the world to Geneva, have been demanding for about 4 months that U.N. provide protection for camp Ashraf residents.
They chanted: Protection for Ashraf, Now, Now; Ashraf Protection, Immediately, Immediately.
Camp Ashraf , located in northern Iraq, is the residence place of members of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) for more than 20 years. They are protected persons under Fourth Geneva Convention, but Iraqi forces under command of Maliki , Iraqi prime minster, have attacked and murdered the camp residents several times.
The last attack by Maliki-led forces on camp Ashraf on April 8th 2001, has left 36 civilian death and several hundred wounded.
This massacre raised a wave of international condemnation, including condemnation by Ms. Navi Pilay, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights.
Since January 2009, Maliki’s forces have enforced medical blockade and siege of camp Ashraf which so far has resulted in several death.
After hearing the news that another Ashraf resident, Mohsen Ansari, lost his life due to inhumane siege of Ashraf and medical restrictions, the protestors paid tribute to him and pledged to continue their struggle until the UN provide protection for Ashraf residents and re-confirm their refugee status and rights.
