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On August 24, 2024, a conference titled \u201cIran: Crimes Against Humanity, Time for Accountability and Ending Impunity\u201d was held to discuss the atrocity crimes committed during the 1988 massacre<\/a> of political prisoners in Iran, particularly the genocide against the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI<\/a>).<\/p>\n The event focused on the need for accountability and ending impunity for the perpetrators, in accordance with international laws and treaties.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The conference featured an impressive lineup of international experts, including:<\/p>\n Professor Chile Eboe-Osuji, former President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Professor Javaid Rehman\u2019s Remarks<\/strong> Professor Steven Schneebaum<\/strong> addressed the ongoing sham trial in Tehran against 104 Iranian Resistance leaders and members<\/a>. He urged that any Interpol red notices requested by Iran should be rejected or ignored by other countries.<\/p>\n Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield<\/strong> highlighted the issue of false portrayals of Iran and its resistance in Western media, cautioning against narratives that may be influenced by Iranian intelligence.<\/p>\n NCRI<\/a> President-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a><\/strong> praised Professor Rehman\u2019s report as an appropriate definition of atrocity crimes and genocide. She called for an expansion of the campaign against executions and reiterated the resistance\u2019s commitment to abolishing the death penalty in a future democratic Iran.<\/p>\n One of the most horrific instances of #HumanRights<\/a> violations by the Iranian regime is the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, with 90% of the victims being members of the PMOI. This book contains the names of 5,000 PMOI prisoners massacred in 1988. The\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/z9YbzqQKoC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Conference-on-the-1988-Massacre.jpg\")
<\/p>\nDistinguished Participants<\/h2>\n
\nProfessor Leila Sadat, former Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the ICC Prosecutor
\nProfessor William Schabas, renowned scholar on genocide
\nProfessor Javaid Rehman, former UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran
\nProfessor Herta D\u00e4ubler-Gmelin, former Minister of Justice, Germany
\nProfessor Wolfgang Schomburg, former Judge, UN International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda
\nDr. Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Association (IBA)
\nProfessor Claudio Grossman, Special Adviser to the ICC Prosecutor, Member, UN International Law Commission
\nCl\u00e9ment N. Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association
\nProfessor Jeremy Sarkin, former Chair-Rapporteur and Member of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
\nSteven Schneebaum, Adjunct Professor, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
\nTahar Boumedra, President of JVMI; former Head of the UN Human Rights Office in Iraq
\nKenneth Lewis, Lawyer for the PMOI in the Swedish trial of Hamid Noury
\nGilles Paruelle, Lawyer, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, former president of Val d\u2019Oise Province Bar Association
\nAmbassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr., former US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
\nIn their remarks, the speakers underscored the fundamental and universal rights of the Iranian people and the crimes that have shocked humanity.<\/p>\nKey Points Discussed<\/h2>\n
\nProf. Rehman emphasized that the majority of those executed were PMOI members and sympathizers. He argued that the case for genocide against the PMOI is based on the perpetrators\u2019 perception of the group as \u201chypocrites\u201d who had deserted Islam.<\/p>\nLegal Perspectives<\/h2>\n
Western Media and Misinformation<\/h2>\n
Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Address<\/h2>\n
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