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Over 250 British MPs and peers signed a statement condemning the ongoing human rights violations in Iran, particularly the horrifying rising trend of executions in recent months. They also endorsed the ten-point plan for the future of Iran proposed by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The statement and its signatories underline that, “Executions in Iran are political in nature, as the ruling theocracy uses the death penalty to instill fear and terror to prevent future popular uprisings.” Referring to the landmark report of 17 July 2024 by Mr. Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, in which he described the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners as a “crime against humanity” and “genocide,” British lawmakers criticized the international community for failing to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its crimes. “The international community’s failure to address these atrocities has fostered a culture of impunity in Iran, emboldening the regime to intensify state repression and crackdowns,” they emphasized. In their statement, British lawmakers referred to the ongoing “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign by political prisoners across Iran, during which prisoners go on hunger strike to oppose the death penalty. While underlining the need to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its decades of human rights violations, the statement and its signatories emphasized, “Against this backdrop, we endorse and support Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi’s call to end executions in Iran and her long-standing commitment to abolishing the death penalty, as outlined in her Ten-Point Plan for Iran’s future.” It is worth noting that in June 2024, in a historic joint statement signed by 525 Members of Parliament, including representatives from all UK political parties, lawmakers supported Mrs. Rajavi’s ten-point plan.