The regime's stepped up violations of human rights in Iran and abroad take place at a time when the global efforts for peace, democracy and human rights are continuously advancing, Mr. Rajavi added.
Though Professor Copithorne's report reflects only part of the reality of the devastating situation of human rights in Iran, it is a clear indication that the regime does not accord any minimum respect to the internationally recognized principles and tramples upon the most fundamental human rights, Mr. Rajavi reiterated.
The NCR President also recalled the regime's persistent obstructions of the Special Representative's investigations in Iran and its appalling stage-makings to present false information, preventing his access to the prisons and the files of the tens of thousands of those executed on political grounds.
The time has come for the international community to give full-fledged support to the Special Representative's mandate, and pressure the mullahs to open out their political prisons and divulge the mass graves, etc.
Professor Copithorne's interim report points to the social climate in Iran "becoming less tolerant," "significant increase" in the number of executions, the punishment regime becoming "significantly toughened," an increased number of political assassinations abroad, the involvement of the regime's agents and officials in such assassinations and export of weapons, and "the harassment and intimidation of relatives in Iran of political dissidents," among others.
Mr. Rajavi called on the current session of the U.N. General Assembly to strongly condemn the regime's crimes and yet refer the issue of human rights violations and export of terrorism by Iran's ruling dictatorship to the Security Council for the adoption of binding measures and international punishments.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran - Paris
November 11, 1996
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