ADVISORY/MEHR Iran To Announce Filing of Lawsuit Against Islamic Regime of Iran for `Crimes Against Humanity' at Annual Conference Tuesday, Sept. 2.News Editors/City Desks/Legal Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. (Sept. 2) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHEN: 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003
WHAT: Mission for Establishment of Human Rights in Iran
(MEHR Iran) is pleased to announce the filing of a
lawsuit against the Islamic Regime of Iran for
"Crimes against Humanity."
Details of this lawsuit will be disclosed by:
-- The representatives of the "Center for Justice
and Accountability" (CJA) and
-- An "Iranian victim"
This lawsuit will be announced during MEHR Iran's
annual event in remembrance of the massacre of
political prisoners by the Islamic Regime of Iran in
the summer of 1988.
WHERE: Furama Hotel, Regency Hall
8601 Lincoln Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-670-8111
EVENT PROGRAM:
7:00 - 7:10 Opening remarks
7:10 - 7:30 Video documentary on human rights
violations by the Islamic Regime of
Iran including stoning and body
mutilation
7:30 - 8:15 Briefing by the plaintiff and the
representatives of the "Center for
Justice and Accountability" on the
lawsuit
8:15 - 8:30 Remarks by Sean Butler, International
Criminal Court Alliance
8:30 - 8:45 Remarks by Drewery Dyke, Amnesty
International, London, via
teleconference
8:45 - 9:00 Break
9:00 - 9:45 Discussions on the role of Iranians
abroad to help the democracy movement
in Iran through the formation of a
voting block
9:45 -10:00 Closing remarks
Background On Sept. 2, 2003, MEHR Mehr or Mihr or Meher (Middle- and New Persian: مﮩر), meaning sun, love, friendship, affection, kindness or mercy, may refer to:
See also Genocide. Acre after conquering city, Richard I executed 2700 Muslims (1191). [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 83–84] Armenian Massacre Turks decimated Armenian population, dispersed survivors (1896). [Eur. Hist. of Thousands of Prisoners of Conscience by the Islamic Regime of Iran in summer of 1988." Based on MEHR's proposal, Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of recognized September 1st as the universal memorial day for massacre victims during its 2003 General Meeting. Fifteen years have passed since the Islamic Regime of Iran brutally killed thousands of political prisoners so that it could continue its medieval despotic rule. MEHR is pleased to announce that on the fifteenth In music, a fifteenth (sometimes abbreviated 15ma) is the interval between one musical note and another with one-quarter or quadruple the frequency. It corresponds to two octaves. It is the fourth harmonic. anniversary of this horrible day and after six years of hard work it has finally filed a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. against the Islamic Regime of Iran through the Center for Justice and Accountability. This event is organized to inform the world community of this horrific hor·rif·ic adj. Causing horror; terrifying. [Latin horrificus : horr  re, to tremble + -ficus, -fic. crime, a crime that has been ignored for so many years. The
objective of the conference is to unveil the crimes of the Islamic
Regime, which is responsible for these and many other murderous mur·der·ous adj. 1. Capable of, guilty of, or intending murder: a group of murderous thugs. 2. acts. This conference will also emphasize the importance of seeking justice for the victims through international avenues. In addition, this conference hopes to appeal to the freedom-loving people of the world to help us stop the interest-driven Western governments from supporting the Islamic Regime. About MEHR Iran The Mission for Establishment of Human Rights in Iran Today, the state of human rights in Iran continues to be generally considered a source of significant concern. Despite many efforts by Iranian human right activists, writers, NGOs and international critiques as well as several resolutions by the UN General Assembly and the UN Human (MEHR) was evolved from a committee that was formed in 1997 under the name of "Iranian Committee for Establishment of International Criminal Court." MEHR is now active as a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. and tax-exempt (501 C (3)) organization for the purpose of: -- Providing a better understanding of the universality of human rights and implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all international covenants. -- Seeking justice for the victims of the Islamic Regime of Iran through international avenues. -- Preparing legal cases and exploring applicable international avenues that have universal jurisdiction over crime against humanity for bringing to justice those elements of the Islamic Republic of Iran who have committed violent crimes against the people of Iran. -- To work for the abolishment a·bol·ish tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es 1. To do away with; annul. 2. To destroy completely. of capital punishment capital punishment, imposition of a penalty of death by the state. History Capital punishment was widely applied in ancient times; it can be found (c.1750 B.C.) in the Code of Hammurabi. . -- To address the steady and systematic violations of human rights in Iran. |
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