NCRI (Stockholm) – On Wednesday the Representative office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Nordic countries held a press conference on the deterioration of human rights condition in Iran.
Mr. Parviz Khazai, NCRI’s Representative in Nordic countries, deputy chair of Swedish Red Cross, a human rights activist and a prominent jurist, Mr. Per Stadig, Mr. Osborn Holmstrand, A veteran member of Amnesty International, and Mrs. Mehri Omrani, a former political prisoner called on the international organizations to condemn the violations of human rights in Iran, in particular, the recent wave of executions.
NCRI (Stockholm) – On Wednesday the Representative office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Nordic countries held a press conference on the deterioration of human rights condition in Iran.
Mr. Parviz Khazai, NCRI’s Representative in Nordic countries, deputy chair of Swedish Red Cross, a human rights activist and a prominent jurist, Mr. Per Stadig, Mr. Osborn Holmstrand, A veteran member of Amnesty International, and Mrs. Mehri Omrani, a former political prisoner called on the international organizations to condemn the violations of human rights in Iran, in particular, the recent wave of executions.
NCRI’s representative in Nordic countries said that the recent wave of executions by the Iranian regime is a desperate attempt to combat the increasing popular rage against it.
"President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi had appealed to the international conscience to condemn the new wave of public executions which has gained unprecedented magnitude in recent weeks in Iran", he added.
Mr. Per Stadig explained the International law regarding torture and called on international human rights organization to adopt measures to stop execution in Iran.
Mr. Osborn Holmstrand presented the recent figures on execution in Iran as compiled by the Amnesty International (AI). He presented photos of execution of children in Iran. He presented reports on AI’s activities to stop executions in Iran.
Ms. Mehri Omrani, a supporter of People’s Mojahedin Organization (PMOI) and a former political prisoner spoke of the torture methods she had witnessed during her eight years prison term.
In the press conference, a video tape of recent public hanging was shown.
