The conference on the United Nations obligations and assisting Camp Liberty residents in Iraq, was held in Geneva Switzerland in United Nation’s Palais des Nations on Friday, 20th February 2015. The conference was held under the auspices of France Libertes-Foundation of Danielle Mitterrand, Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, Women’s Human Rights International Association-WHRIA, and International Educational Developent – IED.
A number of initiatives were introduced as part of this conference. These included recognition of Camp Liberty as a refugee camp under the supervision of the UN High Commission for Refugees. A call on the UN and international community to take necessary measures to ensure that the Iraqi Government puts an end to the siege on the camp and guarantees the refugees’ unrestricted access to medical services, and their right to be able to sell their assets.
The theme for this conference was ‘Right to access to medical care’. Specifically, the Conference addressed the problems and persecution of camp residents in accessing medical services since 23 residents have so far lost their lives due to being deprived of access to medical care
Presentations covered topics such as direct observations of critical health situations of injured Liberty residents who were recently transferred to Albania, the responsibilities of USA vis avis security and health issues of camp residents, call on European governments to take immediate action on providing security for the members of Iranian resistance in Iraq and stopping the policy of appeasement as the corner stone of inaction on the part of western governments.
Moderator of the panel was Mr. Gianfranco Fattorini, Former Co-Chair MRAP and key note speakers included:
M.Eric Voruz, Member of the Swiss Parliament and of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
M. Jean-Charles Rielle Membre of Geneva Parliament
M. Alfred de Zayas, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
M. Paulo Casaca Former member of the European Parliament – expert on Iraq
Ms. Christiane Perregaux, Honorary Professor at the University of Geneva.
M. Pierre Galand, Président de la Fédération Humaniste Européenne
M. Yoosef Lesani Association Iran libre et démocratique – Italie