UANI Statement on Amnesty International’s New Iran Report

February 28, 2012

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2012
Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected]
Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Statement on Amnesty International's New Iran Report

 
New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, issued the following statement today regarding Amnesty International's new report, "'WE ARE ORDERED TO CRUSH YOU': Expanding Repression of Dissent in Iran:"

Amnesty International's latest report details the sheer brutality and lawlessness of the Iranian regime, as well as the gruesome actions it takes to stifle dissent. To prevent the Arab Spring from spreading to Iran, the regime last year intensified its efforts to repress human rights defenders, and conducted four times as many public executions as in the previous year. Amnesty also confirms that the regime executes juveniles and homosexuals, burns and rapes prisoners, taps phone lines, and shuts off SMS services during times of political protest.

It is incumbent on the world's businesses to understand the gravity of the human rights situation in Iran, and stop doing work there. Any company that does business in Iran is not only financially enabling the regime, but also risks having its products misused for nefarious ends. For example, at any hour the regime could be using MTN cellular technology to monitor dissidents, Fiat vehicles to transport missiles, and XCMG cranes to stage public executions. Companies need to act responsibly, and pull out of Iran until the regime decides to start abiding by international law.

Click here to read Ambassador Wallace and UANI Board Member Irwin Cotler's recent Op-Ed, "To Protect Human Rights, Companies Must Pull Out Of Iran."
Click here to read Ambassador Wallace's 2011 Los Angeles Times Op-Ed, "Iran's Execution Binge."
Click here to learn more about UANI's Tech & Telecom campaign.
Click here to learn more about UANI's Cranes campaign.

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