This written declaration commits only those who have signed it.
We, the undersigned, declare the following:
We condemn the brutal suppression of people in Iran. In 2023,
864 prisoners, including political prisoners, were executed. In
the past four decades, tens of thousands of political prisoners
have been executed. In 1988 alone, 30 000 political prisoners, 90%
of whom were from opposition PMOI, were massacred. In the 2022 protests,
when people rejected any form of dictatorship, religious and monarchic,
the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) killed 750 people. According to
a UN Special Rapporteur, "verified videos show security forces deliberately
shooting unarmed protesters from a short distance."
This regime has proved to be irreformable. The Universal Declaration
of Human Rights (UDHR) recognises "as a last resort", "rebellion
against tyranny and oppression". Iran's regime is also the main
source of terrorism and warmongering, including in the current war
in the Middle East and the Red Sea. We join 3 600 parliamentarians
and 125 former world leaders in supporting the 10-point plan of
the National Council of Resistance of Iran President Maryam Rajavi
for a secular democratic republic, based on free elections, gender equality,
and coexistence.
We call for:
holding
regime leaders accountable for killing political prisoners and demonstrators;
recognising the right of the Iranian people and resistance
to fight for their freedom against the regime and the IRGC in accordance
with the UDHR;
