Human Rights Violations in Iran Reaction of the World Community & International Avenues to Seek Justice
Featuring
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher U.S. House of Representatives
Jack Healey Director, Human Rights Action Center
Kenneth R. Timmerman Executive Director, Foundation for Democracy in Iran
Bruce Herschenson Distinguished Fellow at Clermont Institute
Michael Warder Vice President, Claremont Institute
Sean Butler and Dan Magel International Criminal Court Alliance
Parviz Dastmalchi Writer, Human Rights Activist
Feryal Gharahi Project Director, Human Rights Action Center
Saturday, May 20th 10.30 AM
Thorne Hall, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road,
LA, CA 90041
This Symposium is Organized By: Mission for Establishment of Human Rights in Iran (MEHR)
MEHR is a Human Rights group working for a democratic
society and a system of justice for protecting universal human rights in
world affairs in general and Iran in specific. MEHR IRAN is a network of
individuals committed to strengthening advocacy on human rights situation
in Iran and helping to develop greater capacity and awareness in the world
community and among Iranians about the role of The International Criminal
Court (ICC) and the Convention against Torture and other mechanisms that
provide Iranian victims avenues of and access to different systems of justice.
P.O. Box 2037, P.V.P., CA 90274
Tel: (310) 377- 4590 ; Fax: (310) 377-3103
E-mail:unplan@usa.net
URL: http://www.mehr.org
"Nothing that I can do will change the structure
of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice, I can help in the greatest
of all causes -- goodwill among men and peace on earth"
Albert Einstein, 1920
Symposium Program
WelcomeMohammad Parvin
Director, MEHR Foundation
Moderator
Kenneth R. Timmerman
Executive Director, Foundation for Democracy in Iran
Part I:
11:30 AM
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
Reaction of the world community to HR violation in Iran
12:00 PM
Bruce Herschenson
Khomeini, Khamenei, and Khatami
12:30 PM
Kenneth R. TimmermanHuman Rights Violation by the Islamic Regime and its
Terrorist activities
1:00 PM
Parviz Dastmalchi
Contradictions between Islamic Republic Constitution and
Human Rights Principles
Break 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Part II:
2:30 PM
Video Show: Terror and Torture:
Stoning and other inhumane acts of the Islamic Regime.
A documentary film on brutal acts of torture and human rights
violation by the Islamic Republic
3:00 PM
Testimony of Political Prisoners and Assassination Survivors:
Several prisoners of conscious share their bitter experience
in the prisons of the Islamic Regime. Story of an assassination survivor
in Mikonos Affair
3:30 PM
Jack Healey
Human Rights Violation in Iran
Part III:
4:00 PM
Sean Butler and Dan Magel
Seeking Justice in Iran, A case study for International
Criminal Court
4:30 PM
Feryal Gharahi
Seeking justice in Iran. A case study on Convention Against
Torture
4:45
Questions & Answers Plenary session
5:45 PM
Closing Statements:Mohammad Parvin
Director, MEHR Foundation
Directions to Thorne Hall, Occidental College:
For directions: http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/welcome/directions/
Take 110 FWY North, 5 FWY North, and Glendale FWY (2)
North. Exit on the Verdugo Road.
Turn left at the end of the off-ramp onto Eagle Rock
Boulevard. Continue on Eagle Rock Boulevard and pass five stoplights to
Westdale Avenue.
Turn right at Westdale Avenue and follow it until it
ends at Campus Road.
At Campus Road, turn left and follow the signs to Visitor
Parking.
