The following Resolution sponsored by MEHR Iran was overwhelmingly
passed in the Annual meeting of Amnesty International in Seattle (April 19-21, 2002) Request
For Expanded Coverage On Amnesty International Actions About Iran WHEREAS
in the year 2000, according to the Urgent Action office, Amnesty Therefore
be it resolved
that AI continues to produce actions on behalf of all those individuals
in Iran who face torture and executions with the same method of research
and verification that AI uses in all its work. Be
it further resolved that the IS will increase its resources to be able to cover the vital
political and human rights situation in Iran, especially individual
victims of human rights violations. Be
it further resolved that Amnesty International provide timely (follow up) information about
unresolved cases involving torture and killing of Iranians, which have
occurred both inside and outside of that country since the 1980s,
provided that the resources are available and this work is within the
overall strategy of AI work on Iran.
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