[2] The organization's "liberal-minded" members called for the rule of law and respect for civil liberties.
[3] A 1999 Human Rights Watch report describes the organization as an "affiliate" of the Freedom Movement of Iran,[3] while a German source refers to it as an "ally".
[4] According to Asghar Schirazi, the organization served as a "focal point" for members of the Freedom Movement and the National Front who were based in Iran.
"[5] In June 1990, the group sent an open letter, signed by 90 activists, to President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, criticizing his policies and the "lack of implementation of rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran".
[5] Amnesty International documented arrest of more than 20 people linked to the group, and designated them as prisoners of conscience who were detained for their non-violent political activity.