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          7.
          Parliament's department for Protocol and Conferences, and its Security
          Services, have been requested to take the necessary steps to control
          access to the building and to make arrangements to ensure the smooth
          functioning of the hearing.
          )
          )
          —4—
          PE 101.527/Ann. I
          
        
          
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          ANNEX I
          1.
          As agreed at the Political Affairs Committee on 19—21 June 1985, at the
          proposal of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the hearing on ‘Respect
          for human rights in Iran' is to take place during the full day of
          28 November 1985 (9.00 a.m. — 12.30 and 3.00 p.m. — 6.30 p.m.) at
          97—113 rue Betliard. There wilt be preparatory meetings of the
          Political Affairs Committee and of the Human Rights Subcommittee
          during the afternoon of 27 November. (It was envisaged that if the
          Iranian Government were to accept an invitation to participate, they
          might prefer to do so separately from the other participants, and
          could, thus, make their presentation on the afternoon of 27 November.)
          )
          2.
          The specialists and witnesses invited to address the hearing are listed
          in Annex II of this document. The list was drawn up by the Subcommittee
          on the basis of a mandate from the Political Affairs Committee, and is
          desi ned to cover the following subjects, deemed to be of primary
          importance by the Subcommittee:
          — The situation of religious and ethnic minorities
          — Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, and the use of the death
          penalty
          — The situation of women in Iran
          — Conscription of children to fight on the Iran—Iraq warfront
          3 _ a_IyQ1_ j0g
          As is the usual practice with the committee's public hearings,
          Parliament's Director General for Information will advise the Brussels
          press corps that they are free to attend. The Brussels diplomatic
          corps will also be permitted to send observers. Interested NGOs and
          human rights organisations also will be able to be present. (A
          formaL decision as to whether Iranian politicians in exile should be
          present remains to be taken by the Political Committee Certain of
          these exiled groups have expressed an interest in attending the hearing )
          S
          — — PE 101.527/Ann.I
          
        
          
          4. Allocation of time
          In view of the number of experts invited (see Annex II), clearly it
          wilt be necessary to adhere to a rather strict timetable. It is
          envisaged that each subject would be introduced by a principal
          spokesman/spokeswoman with a presentation tasting some 15—20 minutes.
          In some instances, it is envisaged that ‘joint—presentations' could
          be made (for instance, an ‘expert' together with a ‘witness'), in
          which case the presentation might last some 20—25 minutes.
          Provided that the timetable can be adhered to, it should be possible
          to allow some 45—50 minutes for ‘question and answer' with Members.
          (
          For questions it is envisaged that the same procedure would apply as
          at the quarterly colloquies: Members wishing to put questions will
          ask their names to be listed by the Secretariat, and will then be called
          to speak, at the appropriate time by the President. Members are
          asked to limit the length of their questions to one minute at the most.
          Questions will be taken in groups of three, after which the ‘expert'
          or ‘witness' will be invited to reply.
          5. Documentation in dossiers
          Each ‘expert' has been invited, if he so wishes, to submit written
          material in advance which is relevant to the subject which he will
          address. Provided that, as requested, this material is received in
          good time, it wilt be available i _ _grigi gy g in Members'
          dossiers. It is understood that a number of NGOs and other specialist
          bodies might also submit material, which also would be available in the
          room, provided that it is relevant. (The ‘Human Rights Unit' of the
          Directorate General for Research and Documentation has agreed to screen
          and coordinate distribution of this additional material.)
          6. j j
          The Director General for Information and Public Relations has been
          requested to alert the Brussels press corps, and to seek to ensure that
          maximum publicity is given to this event.
          —3—
          PE 101.527/Ann. I
          
        
          
          7.
          Parliament's department for Protocol and Conferences, and its Security
          Services, have been requested to take the necessary steps to control
          access to the buiLding and to make arrangements to ensure the smooth
          functioning of the hearing.
          )
          )
          —4—
          PE 101.527/Ann. I
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          ANNEX II
          PUBLIC HEARING OF THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
          ON RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN
          Wednesday 2? November 1985 afternoon
          Thursday 28 November 1985 morning and afternoon
          97—113 rue Betliard
          1010 BRUSSELS
          Tel. (02) 234.21 .11
          PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 1
          )
          Preparatory meetings of the Political Affairs Committee and/or the Subcommittee
          on Human Rights; and, possibly, presentation by a representative of the
          Iranian Government.
          .
          Opening of the hearing by the chairman of the Political Affairs Committee,
          Mr Roberto Formigoni, who will co—chair the hearing with Mrs len van den Heuvet,
          chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Rights.
          Introduction
          (comparing pre—Shah and post—Shah Mr Peter Avery of King's
          Iran, putting the Khomeini revolution College, Cambridge
          in the context of the Islamic world,
          and in particular, describing Iran's
          ethnic and religious composition,
          and its treatment of minorities)
          /“situatIon_ i jDgrjrL.gr 2 A spokesman of the Bahá'i
          - International Community,
          accompanied by one or
          more ‘witnesses' who have
          personal experience of human
          • rights abuses in Iran
          1 Members will be advised of any changes to this programme
          2 Exact timings yet to bedetermined
          — 5 — PE 101.527/Ann. XI
          
        
          
          Mr Karim Lahidji, Paris—
          based Lawyer, who practised
          law in Iran under both the
          Shah and during the earLy
          part of the Khomeini regime
          Maitre Christian Rostoker,
          French lawyer and Deputy
          Secretary General of the
          Federation InternationaLe
          des Droits de I.'Homme who
          has published reports on
          the human rights situation
          in Iran in 1984 following (.
          fact—finding mission to that
          country
          Frau Dr Schahnaz—Alami,
          Berlin—based expert on Iran
          who has published widely
          on this topic.
          It is envisaged that a
          witness, with direct personal
          experience of the current
          situation of women in Iran
          (possibly from the Movement
          of Iranian Women in Frankfurt)
          also will address this topic
          Joint presentation by
          Mr Michet Rod, Director of
          Terre des Hommes, Lausanne,
          and Mr Per Tegmo of Defense
          des Enfants Internationate.
          (These organisations, which
          speciatise in childrens'
          welfare, have visited prison
          camps in Iraq and Iran and
          reported on conscription of
          children for the war effort.)
          — 6 — PE 101.527/Ann. II
          
        

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