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Matthew Offord, MP for Hendon, leads Parliamentary exhibition calling for justice on human rights violations in Iran including 1988 massacre

Hendon’s MP is leading calls for the UK to condemn human rights violations in Iran, following a dedicated exhibition.
The exhibition at Attlee Suite in the House of Commons yesterday (October 20) showcased the Iranian authorities’ past and ongoing atrocities targeting all sectors of the Iranian society including activists and dissidents.
It was part of a conference set up by the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom (BPCIF) highlighting the human rights violations in Iran and commemorating the victims of executions.
The conference will especially focus on the state-sponsored 1988 massacre, which saw 30,000 people, including pregnant women and children, executed by religious decree from the government regime.
Matthew Offord, MP for Hendon, chaired the conference and pushed for an end to impunity for the people who committed these crimes.
He said: “The people of Iran want an end to the impunity for those who committed this crime and other authorities of the regime.
“I urge the British government to recognize and condemn this massacre as a crime against humanity and act in the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council in order to bring the known perpetrators to justice in an international tribunal.”

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