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The Tehran Peace Museum<\/a> has called on the global community to raise awareness, demand accountability, and act to stop ongoing violence in Iran, warning that civilian lives are being lost while international institutions fail to respond effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States and Israel<\/a> attacked Iran on February 28. Iran responded by attacking neighbouring countries with U.S. military bases. On April 2, the human rights organization HRA<\/a> reported 3,530 deaths in Iran, and of the 2,819 identified casualties, 57% (1,606) were civilians, including 244 children<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 31, Tehran museum leadership wrote that \u201cit has now been more than a month since the onset of this unlawful and unprovoked war against Iran<\/a>.\u201d The statement was shared with the International Network of Museums for Peace<\/a> members and signed by Shahriar Khateri MD, PhD and Mona Badamchizaedh. In email correspondence, Dr. Khateri gave permission for the letter to be quoted and highlighted the Instagram account of the Iranian Red Crescent<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their letter, Badamchizaedh and Khateri wrote that the \u201cscale and nature of the violence demand[ed] urgent and sustained international attention.\u201d They wrote that \u201cCivilian infrastructure\u2014including schools, medical centers, residential areas, public service facilities, and sites of cultural heritage\u2014has been systematically and deliberately targeted, day and night. At the same time, leaders of the aggressor countries continue to issue threats to destroy Iran\u2019s infrastructure, including power plants and the oil industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 2, over 100 U.S. experts in international law published an open letter critical of the U.S. government: \u201cThe initiation of the campaign was a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, and the conduct of United States forces\u2026raise serious concerns about violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including potential war crimes<\/a>.\u201d Published in the U.S.-based Just Security<\/em><\/a>, the letter focuses \u201con the conduct of the U.S. government\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the open letter and Tehran museum statement drew attention to the tragic bombing of Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School<\/a> in Minab, Iran. Over 170 children were killed in the attack that Bellingcat<\/a> and other news organizations showed was done using a U.S. Tomahawk missile strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tehran Peace Museum\u2019s letter notes the \u201cbroad recognition\u201d of illegal aggression and asks who will take responsibility to stop it; \u201cWhat is the role and responsibility of civil society?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Badamchizaedh and Khateri called on activists and academics to raise awareness, to share verified information, to challenge \u201cmisinformation and war propaganda\u201d, and to demand justice and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Houston<\/strong> is a Community Fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. He is also the Executive Director of the Canadian Peace Museum, which is a member of the organization mentioned in this article, the International Network of Museums for Peace.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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