The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), in partnership with 35 civil society and human rights organizations, makes the next pressing attraction to finish the continued marketing campaign of intimidation and arrests in opposition to Kurdish and different minority activists and people in Iran. acted for the sake of
Urgent worldwide motion wanted to safe the discharge of Kurdish activists and others arbitrarily detained in Iran
According to data gathered from knowledgeable sources, since January 6, 2021, a minimum of 96 individuals (88 males and eight girls) from Iran’s Kurdish minority have been recognized as civil society activists, labor rights activists, environmental activists, Including writers, faculty college students, and previously incarcerated political activists. Individuals with no identified historical past of exercise have additionally been arrested, typically violently, by Iranian Revolutionary Guard intelligence models and brokers.
Arrests have been made in a minimum of 19 cities in 5 states, together with: Karaj in Alborz province (2 individuals). Javanrud (1), Kermanshah (2), Pave (4) in Kermanshah province. In Kurdistan province: Baneh (1 individual), Divandare (1 individual), Karatarzan (3 individuals), Mariban (9 individuals), Sanandaj (4 individuals), Sakkes (3 individuals), and Saravabad (4 individuals). Tehran (3) Tehran Governorate. Baneh (1); West Azerbaijan provinces of Bukan (23 individuals), Mahabad (10 individuals), Nakade (4 individuals), Oshnabieh (11 individuals), Piranshahr (7 individuals), Rabat (3 individuals), Urmiye (1 individual) ).
As of February 2, 2021, seven of these arrested have been launched (three on bail and 4 with out situations), however the remaining stay in detention with out entry to their households or attorneys, and are topic to arbitrary detention. There are widespread fears of widespread violence. Arrests proceed.
Incommunicado detention and enforced disappearance
The remaining 49 persons are detained within the following areas: 25 within the detention heart of the Ministry of Information in Urmia, 13 within the detention heart of the Intelligence Unit of the Revolutionary Guards in Urmia, and three within the detention heart of the Ministry of Information in Urmia. It’s there. Mariwan, 5 within the detention heart of the Revolutionary Guards intelligence unit in Sanandaj, two within the detention heart of the Ministry of Information in Kermanshah, and one in Mahabad within the central jail of Kermanshah.
These abusive detention situations violate each Iranian regulation and worldwide human rights regulation, and place detainees at grave threat of torture and different ill-treatment. These abuses are widespread and systematic in Iranian-run detention services. safety and intelligence companies;
Revolutionary Guards and Ministry of Information officers subjected households of detainees to threats and insults after they sought details about their family members, and warned them to not converse to the media or contact UN human rights companies.
These abuses of due course of render latest arrests and detentions arbitrary and subsequently unlawful in nearly all instances.
Arbitrary arrest attributable to peaceable train of human rights
According to data gathered, a few of these arrested within the latest escalation of repression are activists with a historical past and public profile of participation in environmental associations and cultural initiatives, however the majority are from the 20s. They look like a younger man and girl of their teenagers. They pursued their early activism via casual circles targeted on the civil and political empowerment of Iran’s Kurdish minority.
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Iran’s ethnic minorities, together with Kurds, Ahwazi Arabs, Azerbaijani Turks, Baluchis, and Turkmens, have confronted deep discrimination for many years and have been denied entry to training, employment, enough housing, and political workplace. entry is restricted. Underinvestment continued in areas the place ethnic minorities stay, worsening poverty and exclusion. Despite repeated requires linguistic variety, Persian stays the one language of instruction in major and secondary training.
More than 500 individuals from Iran’s Kurdish minority, together with human rights defenders, have been arrested in 2020 on politically motivated expenses and charged with a variety of obscure nationwide security-related crimes, in accordance with Kurdish human rights teams. At least 159 of them have been subsequently sentenced to jail phrases starting from one month to 17 years, and 4 obtained the demise penalty. [1]
According to the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, “Kurdish political prisoners charged with nationwide safety crimes represent a disproportionate variety of these sentenced to demise and executed.”[2] In 2020, a minimum of 4 members of Iran’s Kurdish minority have been executed following grossly unfair trials associated to their alleged involvement within the armed opposition.[3]
We failed to research, prosecute, and take away from energy these liable for ordering, perpetrating, and condoning arbitrary arrest and detention, enforced disappearances, incommunicado detention, torture, and different ill-treatment in Iran. We are gravely involved that that is inflicting widespread harm. and a scientific sample of human rights violations and crimes underneath worldwide regulation, dedicated with absolute impunity.
Immediately and unconditionally launch all arbitrarily detained individuals and finish the marketing campaign of arbitrary arrests of Kurds. Protect all detainees from torture and different ill-treatment pending launch. Immediately inform households of the destiny, whereabouts and authorized standing of their family held in state custody and put an finish to the observe of enforced disappearance. Ensure that people disadvantaged of their liberty have the appropriate to inform third events, seek the advice of a lawyer, problem the legality of their detention, and stay silent, and be sure that people disadvantaged of their liberty have the appropriate to inform third events, seek the advice of a lawyer, problem the legality of their detention, and stay silent, and assure that the statements made shall be inadmissible in court docket. ;Conduct impartial, honest and clear investigations into allegations of torture and different ill-treatment and convey these accountable to justice in a good trial. End discrimination in opposition to ethnic and spiritual minorities in regulation and observe and respect, defend, promote and understand the human rights of everybody within the nation. Establish an official moratorium on all executions with the purpose of abolishing the demise penalty.
Signed by:
Abdurrahman Bormand Iranian Human Rights Center
Ahwaz human rights group
All Human Rights for All in Iran
amnesty worldwide
Arce Sebom
Article 19
Azerbaijani Human Rights Association in Iran (AHRAZ)
Humanitarian Lawyers Association
Balochistan Human Rights Group
Baluchi activist marketing campaign group
Ceasefire Center for Civil Rights
Iranian Human Rights Center
Human Rights Supporters Center
Ensemble Contre La Peine de Morte (ECPM)
European Awaji Human Rights Organization (EAHRO)
Bedrothe Volker’s Gesellshuft
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
hengo human rights group
Human Rights Watch
Impact on Iran
human rights in iran
Iranian Human Rights Documentation Center
International Education Development Co., Ltd.
Iranian Kurdistan Women’s Center
justice for iran
Kurdistan Human Rights-Geneva (KMMK-G)
Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)
mian group
Minority Rights Group International
Outright Action International
Siamak Puruzand Foundation
Switzerland, a society that threatens individuals
Turkmen human rights activist
united for iran
Unrepresented States and People’s Organizations (UNPO)
World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
[1] The names of these sentenced to demise in 2020 are Mohayeddin Tazebared, Heydar Ghorbani, Saman Karimi, and Shekhar Behruzi.
[2] Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights within the Islamic Republic of Iran, 18 July 2019, para. 18 July 2019. 87, out there at https://undocs.org/A/74/188
[3] The victims included Mustafa Salimi (April), Hedayat Abdullahpour (May), Diak Rasulzadeh (July) and Saber Sheikh Abdullah (July).