Women and children, the victims of the terrorist MKO

Mojahendin Khalgh Organization [MKO] was established in 1965 by young intellectuals to overthrow the Shah’s regime. However, after the Islamic revolution it stood against the Islamic revolution and its members left Iran in 1981 and joined the opposition abroad. Masood Rajavi the self-appointed leader of the group has now chosen the commanders of the groups from among the women. MKO has secretly imposed vast ideological divorces on its members in 1989, i.e. all members had to renounce their right to marry and in case of being married they had to separate from their spouse with hatred. This compulsory divorce resulted in various problems for children, and men and women loyal to the organization. Based on a criminological approach, this paper studies the sectarian opinions of this terrorist organization concerning family foundation, the explicit breach of women and children rights, the ideological divorce and its aftermaths, and penal responsibilities of the leaders of this sect in the face of national and international courts. Finally, suggestions have been proposed to support the children and women who are the victims of terroristic goals of MKO and the fact that the Iranian government can legally sue it in international courts.