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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2015 /Standard Newswire/ -- OFWI is urging Congress to use all means at its disposal to prevent the draft agreement from going ahead and to show Iran and the world the United States still stands for basic, universal values that are worth fighting for.
The draft Iranian nuclear agreement reached by world powers contains no mention of Iran's systemic human rights abuses against its own people. Without tangible action on the regime's shameful past, Rev. Majed El Shafie is calling on the United States Congress to halt the agreement in its tracks.
The Iranian people counting on us for support are the real losers of this draft deal. Millions of ordinary Iranians continue to suffer from the human rights abuses of their government and religious leaders:
- Bahá'í's are not recognized and cannot legally attend school without denying their faith.
- Converts to Christianity are jailed, tortured, and executed.
- Jews are imprisoned and accused of spying for Israel.
- Men and women are stoned to death in public if they are found guilty of homosexual activity or adultery.
- Young men and women who attempt to demonstrate in the streets on behalf of democracy are arrested and imprisoned, briefly or indefinitely, or simply shot in the street, leaving the Green Revolution of 2009 a footnote in history.
We are asking all Americans, its friends, and allies who are concerned with peace and human rights to contact their representatives in Congress or US Ambassador and make their views known. Americans deserve better. And the Iranian people certainly deserve better – we must not leave them behind.
A full statement by One Free World International Founder Rev. Majed El Shafie provides the needed historical context and underscores the grave mistake it would be to move forward with implementing this agreement as is. Read the full statement here: www.onefreeworldinternational.org/ofwi-calls-on-u-s-congress-to-halt-iranian-agreement-until-regime-addresses-systemic-human-rights-abuses
OFWI is an international human rights organization that focuses on religious freedom and promotes tolerance, understanding and respect for religious minorities. It was founded by Rev. Majed El Shafie, himself a refugee from torture and a death sentence for his Christian faith and human rights work in Egypt.
