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Today @amnesty called on the UN to establish an independent, impartial and effective international mechanism to help bring those responsible for #Iran's #1988Massacre to justice.

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https://twitter.com/amnesty/status/1069897727574712320

In its 201-page report today @amnesty rightly described #Iran's #1988Massacre of thousands of political prisoners as "ongoing crimes against humanity".

#TruthAndJusticeNow

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.@philipluther at a press conference presenting @amnesty's new report about the #1988Massacre: “#Iran’s authorities must no longer be allowed to shield themselves from accountability for their crimes against humanity”.

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.@amnesty's @philipluther: The fact that to this day Iran's authorities refuse to acknowledge the mass killings, tell relatives when, how & why their loved ones were killed & identify & return their bodies, means that the enforced disappearances are continuing today #1988Massacre

.@amnesty: For 30 yrs families of victims have been denied the right to bury their loved ones & mourn their loss. Those who dare to seek truth & justice have faced relentless harassment, intimidation, arbitrary arrest & detention + torture & other ill-treatment
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Key figures involved in the #1988Massacre:
Alireza Avaei, Iran’s current minister of justice, was the prosecutor general of Dezful in Khuzestan province & was tasked with participating in the “death commission” in that city

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Key figures involved in Iran's #1988Massacre:
Hossein Ali Nayyeri, who acted as Shari’a judge in the Tehran “death commission”, is today head of the Supreme Disciplinary Court for Judges.

- via @amnesty.

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Key figures involved in Iran's #1988Massacre:
Ebrahim Raisi, the deputy prosecutor general of Tehran in 1988 & member of the Tehran “death commission”, ran for the presidency in 2017 & has held several high-profile positions.
via @amnesty
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Key figures in Iran's #1988Massacre:
Mostafa Pour Mohammadi, justice minister (2013-2017), represented the Intelligence Ministry in the Tehran “death commission”. In 2016 he boasted about his role “We are proud to have carried out God’s commandment concerning the [PMOI]”
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Key figures of the #1988Massacre:
Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, who participated in the Khuzestan “death commission”, is now a member of the Assembly of Experts, a constitutional body that can appoint/dismiss Iran’s Supreme Leader
via @amnesty
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In preparing its report into Iran's #1988Massacre @amnesty’s research analysed the testimonies of 41 survivors, 54 family members, 11 former prisoners & 10 other witnesses
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https://twitter.com/AmnestyIran/status/1069934552515297280

"Blood-soaked secrets: Why Iran’s 1988 prison massacres are ongoing crimes against humanity" - @amnesty's new report about the #1988Massacre calls on UN political bodies to:

Read more: amnesty.org/download/Docum… @JavaidRehman @mbachelet @antonioguterres @UNHumanRights @nikkihaley