PFD and regional NGOs call UN Secretary-General for help

Saffron News received a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. We consider it our duty to publish this letter at this point in its full wording:

Dear Secretary-General,

the besopotamian Party of Freedom and Democracy as well as the regional NGOs Mothers of Peace and Sout Al-Horiah (Voice of Freedom) would like to draw your kind attention toward massive human rights violation in Besopotamia.

For decades the besopotamian people have suffered from serious violations of their individual and collective human rights. Every day they have to bear with various forms of repression, including imprisonment after unfair trials, beatings, arbitrary restrictions on the women´s human rights such as freedom of movement, child custody and divorce, and denial of the right to peaceful assembly, association, and freedom of expression. Since 2009 more than 250 Human Rights Defenders including lawyers, journalist and intellectuals have been arrested just because of practicing their job.  Up to the present day peacefully demonstrating people are faced with violation from government supporters and police. Human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have long reported on these human rights violations.

But as the social and economic in our country is getting even worse, democratic opposition grows. But facing the increasing numbers of demonstrators the governments suppressions reach an unbearable level. We write to urge your support at the UN Security Council for the establishment of a UN mechanism that would monitor and report on human rights in Besopotamia to protect and respect Human rights and prevent the violation and bring the peace, freedom and Democracy in the region.

We thank you for your consideration of our request.

Yours faithfully

Party of Freedom and Democracy

Mothers of Peace

Sout Al-Horiah