Expel the Islamic Clerical Regime of Iran from the UN - July 29, 2003

To: Prime Minister of Canada Mr. Jean Chretien, U.S. President, EU Heads of States The Right Honorable Jean Chretien: CC: U.S. President, EU Heads of States, Heads of the world’s democratic states, General Secretary of the United Nations, The United Nations Commission for Human Rights Special Rapporteur, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Congress, Senator Brownback, the European Parliament, Canada Foreign Minister, Amnesty International, International Journalism Group and Ms. Kazemi’s Son, Mr. Stephan Hachemi. As you are aware, Ms. Zahra Kazemi, a Canadian-Iranian photojournalist, was arrested on June 23, 2003, and was savagely and barbarically beaten to death by Islamic regime officials. News agencies reported that Ms. Kazemi's body was buried on July 23, 2003, in Shiraz, Iran, contrary to the wishes of her family, and repeated formal requests from the Canadian government. "Don't send me your condolences when your government killed my mother, tortured her and still doesn't respond to my demands" - words spoken by her son. The systematic use of torture and terror, as instruments of domestic and foreign policy employed by the Islamic Clerical regime in Tehran, is no doubt a crime against humanity. It is time for collective and decisive action by the Canadian, G8 governments, and the international community to support the freedom-loving Iranian People, to put an end to such horrific crimes against humanity and to pave the way for freedom. Today the Iranian people are demanding civil and political freedoms, separation of religion and government, equality and justice (especially for Iranian women), the immediate liberation of all political prisoners, and a Free Referendum. With regard to the above, we the undersigned request your urgent help so that another human tragedy can be prevented before the Islamic regime causes another massacre in Iran. It is a regime that has executed over 120,000 political prisoners and freedom-loving Iranians in less than 2 decades. An Iran that is free from the current regime's rule will have countless benefits such as undercutting much of the funding for terrorist groups, paving the way for a more peaceful Middle East, and creating a region in which all inhabitants can participate in a system that is for the people and by the people. In this, we ask that you respond to the following appeal: - The continued legitimization of the Islamic regime in Iran must stop at once. - Please give an ultimatum to the regime, urging it to step down peacefully because they have lost all legitimacy. - Please ask the UN to immediately send a team to observe the situation in Iran. - Please support the general demand of the Iranian people for a free referendum and elections observed by international organizations. If the Islamic Clerical regime in Tehran does not step down peacefully, please consider the following steps: - Freeze All Assets Of The Regime. - Discontinue Oil Exports From Iran. - Expel The Islamic Clerical Regime From the UN. - Expel The Islamic Regime's Ambassador From Canada and EU countries. Relations with the regime should be reduced to Consular level only, as to serve the consular needs of the Iranian people. Since the tragedy on September 11th, one of the most tragic human rights violations of recent times, the world community must deliver a strong condemnation to such violators. To avoid another such tragedy, we should not tolerate any human rights violations in any part of this planet by any group. Please consider the above requests from peace-loving and freedom-loving people of Planet Earth. "Human beings are all members of one body. They are created from the same essence. When one member is in pain, the others cannot rest. If you do not care about the pain of others, you do not deserve to be called a human being." A Quote from Famous Persian Poet Saadi Shirazi (13th century Persian poet, from Shiraz, the birthplace of Ms. Zahra Kazemi). Sincerely, The Undersigned.