A declaration by thirteen Iraqi and Arabic committees described the Iraqi government’s deadline against Ashraf as defiance of international laws.
Excerpts of this declaration are as follows:
“These committees call on the UN to station its monitors in Ashraf, emphasizing international efforts are on the rise to resolve the Ashraf crisis in a peaceful and acceptable manner based on the International Humanitarian Law and international conventions on refugee rights.
“The UNHCR has announced the residents of the camp are now officially considered as refugees under international law and must enjoy fundamental protection, security and welfare.
“This commission has also called on the Iraqi government to lift its deadline against Ashraf and provide the necessary needs for the UNHCR to follow up on the residents’ refugee status.
“Considering the fact that the Iraqi government has proven it is the instrument of the Iranian regime in regards to Camp Ashraf, we call on the UN to station its team of observers in Ashraf.”
Signatories:
Arabic Committee in Defense of Ashraf
Association of Independent Iraqi Jurists
Iraqi Committee in Defense of Ashraf
Egyptian Lawyers Association in Defense of Ashraf
Iraqi Committee in Defense of Human Rights
Iraqi Kurdistan Friendship Committee with Iranian People
Association in Defense of Women’s Rights
Arabic Research and Studies Institute
International Hope Organization for Women’s Rights
Arabic Lawyers Committee in Defense of 1,000 Women in Ashraf
Iraqi-American Human Rights Organization
National Center for Justice
Association of Independent Iraqi Jurists in Defense of Human Rights in Iraq