IRAQ: UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE, UN MISSION CONDEMN ATTACK ON CAMP ASHRAF

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Date: 3 Sep 2013 15:00:01 -0400
Subject: IRAQ: UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE, UN MISSION CONDEMN ATTACK ON CAMP ASHRAF
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IRAQ: UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE, UN MISSION CONDEMN ATTACK ON CAMP
ASHRAFNew York, Sep 3 2013 3:00PMThe United Nations human rights
office and the UN mission in Iraq today strongly condemned the killing
of dozens of people in Camp Ashraf north of Baghdad, urging the Iraqi
Government to investigate what happened.

The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) visited the site yesterday,
meeting separately with the camp's surviving residents and the
commander of Diyala's Police.

"Inside the camp, the delegation witnessed 52 bodies in a makeshift
morgue," UNAMI said in a
<"http://unami.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2790&ctl=Details&mid=5079&ItemID=1884772&language=en-US">news
release, with seven people still missing after Sunday's attack.

"All the deceased appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds, the
majority of them in the head and the upper body, and several with
their hands tied.

"The delegation also saw several damaged buildings, including one
burnt, and was shown quantities of explosives," according to the
statement.

UNAMI said it mediated between Iraqi authorities and camp's residents
to persuade the residents to allow Iraqi ambulances to transport the
bodies of the deceased to the morgue in Baquba. The Chief of Human
Rights Office and other members of the delegation remained in Camp
Ashraf for further monitoring, the Mission said.

"I call on the Iraqi Government to ensure that a thorough, impartial
and transparent investigation into this atrocious crime is conducted
without delay and that the results of the investigation are made
public," urged Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Gyorgy Busztin, who led the visit. He was joined by UNAMI heads of the
human rights and of medical sections.

Meanwhile, the United Nations human rights office today urged the
Iraqi Government to ensure that medical assistance is urgently
provided for the wounded. According to the UN Assistance Mission in
the country (UNAMI), Iraqi authorities have confirmed that medical
support is being delivered to the Camp.

Camp Ashraf is comprised of Iranian exiles, many of them members of a
group known as the People's Mojahedeen of Iran.

More than 3,000 residents have been relocated to a transit facility
know as Camp Liberty while the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) carries out a
process to determine their refugee status, and resettle them outside
of the country, in line with an agreement signed in December 2011
between the UN and the Iraqi Government.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) also
urged the Government to guarantee the protection of the residents who
remain in Camp Ashraf as well as those who are currently in Camp
Liberty.

"While we are still seeking details of what occurred, we also call
upon the Iraqi government to quickly launch a full investigation to
establish the facts and disclose the circumstances surrounding this
attack," OHCHR spokesperson Cecile Pouilly
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13676&LangID=E">told
journalists in Geneva.

In a statement from his spokesperson over the weekend,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack and extended his
deepest condolences to the families of the victims.Sep 3 2013 3:00PM
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