Commemorating World Refugee Day 2024: A Message of Hope and Solidarity
Greetings and prayers for blessings.
I commemorate World Refugee Day as a refugee and a victim of human rights violations who after nearly a decade of captivity and conflict with security agents had no choice but to flee his homeland to save his life. I share my sympathies with all world refugees and wish them patience and perseverance in their battle against injustice, oppression and the perpetrators of this ominous phenomenon.
It should be noted that asylum seeking is one of the consequences of human rights violations, war, and human oppression, as certain groups deprive a large number of people of their right to live in their homeland for the sake of their own benefits and power mongering, forcing others to be displaced and seek refuge in other countries.
Hereby I express my gratitude and appreciation to all individuals in different circumstances, the supporters of the school of Erfan Keyhani Halgheh all around the world, news agencies and journalists, families, my eleven respected lawyers, and human rights institutions and circles for having done their utmost to save me from the hands of the devils throughout nearly a decade of continuous efforts and pursuing, as follows:
- Secretary-General of the United Nations:
Mr. Ban Ki-moon, by 2016
Mr. António Guterres, since 2017
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:
Ms. Navi Pillay, by 2014
Mr. Zaid Ra’ad al-Hussein, from 2014 to 2018
Ms. Michelle Bachelet, since 2018
- UN Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran:
Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, from 2011 to 2016
The late Ms. Asma Jahangir, from 2016 to 2018
Mr. Javaid Rehman, since 2018
- Amnesty International
- The European Union Parliament
- The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom:
Ms. Gayle Manchin (who adopted me as a prisoner)
Mr. Scott Weiner
- The Canadian Government and Officials
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Mohammad Ali Taheri
Founder of the School of Erfan Keyhani Halgheh and Taheri Peace Organization
Toronto June 20, 2024
