{mosimage}I want to condemn wholeheartedly the violent attacks on Camp Ashraf residents earlier this month and at the end of December.

I want to condemn wholeheartedly the violent attacks on Camp Ashraf residents earlier this month and at the end of December.

The 7 January assault on Camp Ashraf, in which Iraqi armed forces participated, left 176 residents, including 91 women, injured.  Iraqi forces denied medical treatment for the injured and expelled them from the Ashraf hospital.

I also want to strongly condemn the use of 180 loudspeakers to psychologically torture the residents since February 2010. And I want the Foreign Secretary to urgently press the Iraqi government to halt this psychological torture that continues day and night.

On 5 January, the Iranian regime's Foreign Minister went to Iraq and urged the Iraqi Prime Minister to increase practical measures against Ashraf.

Under the supervision of the Committee to Close Ashraf in the Prime Minister's Office, the siege of Ashraf over the past 2 years, including medical restrictions, has led to the death of two residents. The 28-29 July 2009 raid left 11 residents killed and 500 injured.

The recent attacks and restrictions seriously violate the 4th Geneva Convention, which applies to Ashraf residents, and according to the 27 December 2010 ruling by the Spanish Court and the Statute of the International Criminal Court are considered 'war crimes' and 'crimes against humanity'.

I would like to see the UN and US playing an active role in Ashraf and guaranteeing the protection of its residents.

I would like our Foreign Office to convince the Iraqi government to:

Dissolve the Ashraf Closure Committee and place Ashraf's dossier under the supervision of the Iraqi parliament; and
Immediately end the psychological torture of the residents by Iranian intelligence agents using 180 loudspeakers.

And I would like to thank you all for coming here to keep up the pressure so that the rights of these brave members of the Iranian Resistance are respected.

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