Call for a commemoration day by United Nations (original) (raw)

Mission for the Establishment of Human Rights in Iran
(MEHR IRAN)

A petition to urge the UN to adopt September 1st as the Memorial Day for the Massacre of Political prisoners

The undersigned hereby support the adoption by the United Nations of a day of commemoration each September 1st to acknowledge the bravery and sacrifice of political prisoners, freedom fighters and prisoners of conscience who were executed or massacred by their governments.

**A similar resolution sponsored by MEHR the Southern Regional Meeting of Amnesty International (10/2/02) was finally adoptedin the Annual General Meeting of the Amnesty International in April 2003