FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2009
Recently, Congressman Bob Filner, one of the co-chairs of the Iran Democracy and Human Right Caucus, strongly condemned the decision by the Iraqi Government to forcibly displace the residents of Camp Ashraf, Iraq, in violation of International Humanitarian Law.
“It is appalling that the Iraqi Government would consider relocating the residents of Ashraf to an area that will expose them to more harm from Iran” said Congressman Filner. “I strongly urge President Obama to act immediately to avert another humanitarian disaster from occurring. The Iraqi leaders need to honor their international obligations to treat the people of Ashraf humanely and adhere to fundamental principles of human and civil rights!”
There have been reports that the Iraqi Government intends to forcibly move the 3,400 residents of Camp Ashraf on December 15, 2009 to the Samawah Province, a Shiite dominated area in the south of Iraq. This move is seen as the first step to extradite these Iranian dissents to Iran where they will face certain torture and execution.