We “ask the Iraqi government to end these pressures which have tainted the reputation of Iraq and the Iraqi government,” the committee said in a statement published on April 4, 2009.
Press Release: Committee of Friendship between Iraqi Kurds and the Iranian People
We call for a unified stance against pressures on Ashraf
The Committee of Friendship between Iraqi Kurds and the Iranian People expresses its deepest regrets about pressures on Iranian residents in Ashraf north of Baghouba in Iraq, which are aimed to wear them out. These measures are contrary to all international human rights principles and treaties regarding the rights of refugees, and violate Iraq’s international obligations. These acts are also tantamount to trampling upon international law and humanitarian laws established after the Second World War.
We have recently been informed that Iraqi doctors have been prevented from entering Ashraf. They had come to Ashraf in order to treat their patients who were diagnosed with serious illnesses. The refusal to allow them entry violates all principles which the world is obliged to uphold.
We condemn this inhuman act and consider it a war crime. In unison with the Iranian people and all honorable Iraqis, we call on the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, Human Rights Ministry, and all international human rights and social organizations to condemn these despicable measures and ask the Iraqi government to end these pressures which have tainted the reputation of Iraq and the Iraqi government.
Committee of Friendship between Iraqi Kurds and the Iranian People
April 4, 2009