Mission for Establishment of Human Rights in Iran (MEHR IRAN)
P.O. Box 2037, P.V.P., CA 90274
Tel: (310) 377-4590 ; Fax: (310) 377-3103
E-Mail: mehr@mehr.org ; URL: http://mehr.org
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
MEHR Iran is pleased to announce its conference on
The Massacre of Thousands of Prisoners of Conscience by the Islamic Regime of Iran in Summer of 1988:
“Crime Against Humanity”
4.00PM Sunday, September 1, 2002
Hilton Hotel
Pacific 4 Ballroom
3050 S. Bristol St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Tel: (714) 540-7000
Speakers:
Honorable Loretta Sanchez
US House of Representative (D-CA, 46th District)
Member of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member of the Women's Congressional Caucus
Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Member of the House Armed Services Committee
Member of the Hispanic Caucus
Mohammad Parvin, Ph.D.
Founding Director
Mission for Establishment of Human Rights in Iran (MEHR Iran)
Hossein Mokhtar
Survivor of 1988 massacre
To be confirmed: Representatives of
Human Rights Watch
Amnesty International, USA
EVENT PROGRAM
The main issues to be addressed by the speakers are:
1. The status of human rights in Iran.
2. The Struggle of Iranian People for Freedom and Democracy and its Obstacles.
3. How the World Community can help democracy movement in Iran.
4. How to seek justice for the victims of the Islamic Regime of Iran
The conference will also feature:
o Live testimony of survivors of the 1988 massacre
o Participation of Iranians inside Iran through live Radio Broadcast
o Photo/video clips.
o Round table discussion
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On September 1, 2002, MEHR Iran will sponsor a conference in remembrance of the massacre of thousands of prisoners of conscience by the Islamic Regime of Iran in summer of 1988.This conference will be addressed by the US Lawmakers and Human Rights activists. Fourteen years have passed from this tragedy in which thousands of political prisoners, were brutally killed so that the Islamic regime of Iran could continue its mediaeval despotic rule.
In order to inform the world community of this horrific crime, a crime that has been overlooked for so many years, there was a need to organize remembrance gatherings of this tragedy in a specific date and in a coordinated manner with the collective support of various groups of participants such that it will have a broad and impressive effect around the world. The idea was that by highlighting the crimes of Islamic Regime and appealing to the freedom loving people of the world we could play an effective role in stopping the help of the interest driven Western Governments to the Islamic Regime that is responsible for these and many other murderous acts.
P.O. Box 2037
P.V.P., CA 90274
USA