United Nations
Secretary-General
Dear Sir,
On the basis of reports
received from Camp Liberty near Baghdad International Airport, home to Iranian
refugees members of the Iranian opposition, the delivery of fuel has been
banned by the agents affiliated to the Iraqi Prime Minister office since few days
ago to this location.
On Wednesday, August 13th, the
Iraqi forces prevented the entrance of a fuel tanker and confiscated the
vehicle and later on Thursday, August 14th, prevented the entrance of the
second tanker by the same supplying company to Liberty.
Providing minimum daily
necessities in Camp Liberty relies on the continuous and non-stop flow of fuel
into the camp. Lighting, cooking food, storing food stuffs, air conditioning in
trailers where the residents are stationed in, pumping water into the camp and
its purification, drainage of black water and residents of Liberty camp are all
relying on power generators that need fuel to run.
Shortage in fuel will lead to
a serious crisis for the residents’ health and well-being, especially under the
scorching summer heat in Iraq where the temperature now reaches 48 centigrade
degree.
The medical embargo that has deprived
the residents from access to medicine and medical cares, followed by preventing
the delivery of fuel to the camp, has turned the situation into a critical
appalling condition especially for the patients and the aged individuals. This
has increased our serious concerns about the existing humanitarian situation in
this camp.
In regard to UN's repeated
commitments in providing the protection and security of these refugees who are
covered by UNHCR, we urge you to implement the necessary measures to lift the
obstructions in delivering the fuel to this camp.
I am grateful for your
attention and concern to this humanitarian issue.
Respectfully,
Lenin Raghuvanshi
2010 Weimer Human Rights
Awardee
2007 Gwangju Human Rights
Awardee
Founder and CEO
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on Human Rights (PVCHR)
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c.c.:
Hon. Robert S. Beecroft, U.S. Ambassador, Iraq
Hon Nickolay Mladenov
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission for Iraq
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission for Iraq
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