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NEHRI: Former Senior U.S. Government Officials Strongly Condemn Iraqi Forces' Unprovoked
Attack On Camp Ashraf Residents, Urge Immediate Removal Of Iran's Main Opposition, MEK,
From U.S. Terror List,

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a Conference on Thursday, 14 April 2011, former
senior U.S. government officials strongly condemned the Iraqi military's deadly assault on Camp Ashraf on April 8,
2011, which left 34 residents dead, including 8 women, and more than 300 wounded.

The Conference featured Gen. Wesley Clark, the former Supreme Allied Commander for Europe; Gen. Richard
Myers, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former Attorney General Michael Mukasey; Admiral Dennis
Blair, former Director of National Intelligence,  Porter Goss, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;
former Senators Evan Bayh and Bill Bradley; former White House Spokeswoman, Dana Perino, and Col. Wes
Martin, former commander of counterterrorism for the coalition forces in Iraq. The event was organized by Near
East Human Rights Initiative, whose founding member, Bruce McColm, commenced the conference.  (Cont.)
Near East Human Rights Initiative (NEHRI) Strongly
Condemns the Massacre in Camp Ashraf and Demands
Urgent UN Probe

April 12, 2011: On Friday, April 8, Iraqi security forces loyal to Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki launched a deadly and vicious attack on thousands of defenseless and
unarmed Iranian refugees in Camp Ashraf, Iraq. This unprovoked and inhumane
assault led to a devastatingly large number of casualties, which thus far include 33
dead and more than 300 injured, 18 of them with life-threatening wounds. Sadly,
there were also eight women who lost their lives (Cont.).
 
Rights Monitor On Iran Approved
The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved the establishment of a
Special Rapporteur to investigate and report on escalating human rights abuses
in Iran.

03-28-2011
Voice of America

"Independent investigation and reporting by the Special Rapporteur will help the
international community responsibly address the serious human rights abuses in
Iran." -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved the establishment of a
Special Rapporteur to investigate and report on escalating human rights abuses in
Iran.  The 47 member Council voted 22 to seven for a resolution, co-sponsored by
the U.S. and a wide range of over 50 countries, establishing the position.
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U.S. to Send Disaster Relief Team Into Libya, Official Says
By Brendan McGarry - Apr 1, 2011
Bloomberg

The U.S. Agency for International Development “soon” will send a team into rebel-
held territory in Libya to provide humanitarian relief, a top official said.

“The planning is well advanced for moving them inside” Benghazi, the unofficial
capital of the opponents of Muammar Qaddafi’s regime, said Mark Ward, the agency’
s deputy assistant administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and
Humanitarian Assistance. Click to Read Article
U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown
Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS
Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:48pm EST

A man with a cane gestures towards a woman on the ground during protests in
central Tehran June 14, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee
condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential
elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.  Click to read article
NEHRI Briefing - U.S. Congress
Campaign for Human Rights

Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a briefing in the US House of
Representatives, the Near East Human Rights Initiative (NEHRI) announced plans to
send a humanitarian fact-finding mission to Camp Ashraf, Iraq, home to 3,500
Iranian dissidents.

Col. Dr. Gary Morsch, US Army Reservist and President of Heart to Heart
International, who chaired the briefing, said, "Having had the privilege of serving in
Ashraf, I feel embarrassed that my fellow soldiers simply stood by and did nothing to
prevent the carnage at Ashraf. Our government has both the moral and legal
obligation to protect the residents of Ashraf. The 36 who have been taken hostage
by Iraqi police must be freed."  Click to read press release
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U.S. will stick to plan for Iraq pullout: Hill

Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Thu Sep 10, 7:14 PM EDT

The United States expects to keep to its plan to withdraw combat forces from Iraq
within a year despite a spate of bomb attacks, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said on
Thursday.  Click to read article
UNITED NATIONS
Press Release

COUNCIL CONCLUDES DEBATE ON UPDATE OF
HIGH COMMISSIONER, HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH
REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND
ARMED CONFLICT      

Human Rights Council
MORNING, 16 September 2009
CNN Reports on Washington, DC rally in support of Democracy and Freedom in Iran

July, 2009
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CBS Evening News With Katie Couric - A report on attack on Iranian exiles in Iraq,
breach of international law.

July 29, 2009

Click to watch video
Violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Iraq - 03/06/2008 - Camp Ashraf: UN
Special Rapporteur calls for restoration of water supply destroyed by bomb in Iraq
   
  When clerics decide what is legal. A video documentary of medieval brutality at the
heart of Middle East.

Click to watch the documentary
   
   

The Changing Middle East:
Iran, Camp Ashraf and the United
States
Tuesday, April 26, 2011; Time : 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Capital Hilton, Presidential Ballroom Washington, DC

Speakers:
Honorable Andrew Card, White House Chief of Staff (2001-
2006)
Honorable Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont; Chair,
Democratic National Committee (2005-2009)
Honorable Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York City (1994-2001)
Col. Gary Morsch, MD, USAR; President, Heart to Heart
International
Honorable Michael Sheehan, Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, US Department of State (1998-2000)
Honorable Phillip Zelikow, Senior Counselor, US Department
of State (2005-2007), Executive Director, the 9/11 Commission

Moderator:
Ambassador Mitchell Reiss, Director, Policy Planning, US
Department of State (2003-2005)
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Proposal for a peaceful and
permanent solution for Camp Ashraf

The following proposal, put forward by Struan Stevenson
MEP, President of the European Parliament's Delegation for
Relations with Iraq, was debated today at the Strasbourg
plenary session:

1- The delegation, while recognizing the rights of residents of
Ashraf in accordance with international laws and conventions,
is offering the possible repatriation of the residents to other
countries such as the US, Canada, EU member states,
Switzerland, Norway, and Australia, as the long term solution
for this crisis.
2- This solution should include all the residents without
exception in a comprehensive manner.
3- The issue of ownership and properties of Ashraf residents
and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran inside Iraq
will be determined in the negotiation. In the case of closure
of Ashraf, settlement should be reached regarding
compensation payable to residents of Ashraf.
4- From the day of initiation of negotiations for a
comprehensive solution until the transfer of all the residents
to third countries and the closure of Ashraf, will be considered
as a “transitional Period.” In this stage, the following issues
should be observed strictly so that the solution would not
meet with failure:
5-
a. A commitment by the Iraqi authorities to end all judicial
provocation and restrictions on Ashraf, and respect the rights
of the residents in accordance with international
humanitarian law
b. .......              Click here to read the full proposal.
35 residents
were killed  
and more
than 320
were injured
during the
attack on
Camp Ashraf
on April 8,
2011.