Isabella Tovaglieri, MEP from Italy, and member of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, addressed a webinar by European lawmakers on October 7, 2020, on the human rights situation in Iran.
Online Conference held under title, “Iran’s Ongoing Crimes Against Humanity, EU’s political and moral obligations”. The online event was on October 7, 2020. Dozens of members of the European Parliament attended and spoke at the conference.
MEPs made their remarks in order to condemn the horrific human rights violations witnessed on a daily basis across Iran. In addition, MEPs called on the European Union to fulfill its moral and political obligations in the face of human rights violations in Iran. They called for a firm policy by the European Union against the mullah regime in Iran. Also, they pointed out, It is high time to stand alongside the Iranian people and support their justified aspirations for a free, democratic, and non-nuclear Iran.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran(NCRI), was the keynote speaker at this conference. Her message welcomed as a democratic solution to Iran’s future. Mrs. Rajavi’s ten-point plan has widespread support from the majority of MEPs for a long time.
Isabella Tovaglieri, MEP from Italy, and member of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
The EU and UN must take action on Iran. The people of Iran want change. The economic situation is desperate. The COVID situation has rendered the situation worse because of the regime’s mismanagement and hiding from the people.
Iran has rejected help from the international community on the coronavirus situation. Iran is repressing demonstrations. I’m disappointed that a woman is invoking a soft line toward the regime. The regime is especially violent toward women.
Repression against women has worsened since they decided to stand up against the abuse of security forces. A fact-finding mission is needed to visit prisoners in Iran’s prisons. The regime’s law considers women inferior to men.
We cherish the values of freedom, and we cannot accept the breach of rights by a hypocrite regime. We must support Iranian women and safeguard our values.
