2024-09-11 07:01:00
The people of Iran continue to suffer the consequences of the destruction The brutal repression used by the authorities against the “Women, Life, Freedom” rebellion is a context of systematic impunity for crimes committed under international law.Amnesty International said today, on the eve of the second anniversary of the protest held across the country against decades of gender-based oppression and discrimination.
No effective, impartial and independent criminal investigations have been conducted on serious human rights violations and violations under international law committed by the Iranian authorities during and after the nationwide protests that took place from September to December 2022, including the widespread and illegal use of force and weapons by part of the security forces. The security forces fired assault rifles, weapons containing metal pellets and tear gas canisters, and beat many protesters with batons, resulting in the illegal killing of hundreds of protesters and bystanders, with dozens of boys and girls, and in the injuries that changed their lives. many more people. Authorities have sought to silence family members who seek truth and justice for the unlawful killing of their loved ones through arbitrary detention, mistrials, death threats, and other forms of harassment. ..
Two years later, the authorities have taken their attack on human rights even further, in doing so “war on women and girls” by coercion with being violent who oppose draconian mandatory veiling laws, and have increasingly used the death penalty to quell dissent.
“The ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ riots are a disturbing reminder that countless people in Iran continue to suffer the consequences of the authorities’ repression. “Victims and survivors of violations under international law and serious human rights violations committed by Iranian officials during and after the uprising, and their families continue to reject truth, justice and reform,” Diana Eltahawy, deputy director Amnesty International said. representative for the Middle East and North Africa.
“Iranian authorities have spent the past two years waging a campaign of denial and silence to hide evidence of their crimes and attempting to intimidate survivors and victims’ families into silence.“
“Iranian authorities have spent the past two years waging a campaign of denial and silence to hide evidence of their crimes and attempting to intimidate survivors and victims’ families into silence. Given the lack of hope of independent and impartial investigations carried out internally, it is necessary that countries, through their national prosecutor’s offices and taking advantage of the process of universal jurisdiction, initiate criminal investigations into crimes done by the Iranian authorities. “
Reinforcement of the “war on women”
As part of her efforts to end the strong women’s rights movement against the mandatory veil, which has been in force since then. death in custody Mahsa / Believing Nameand the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising, in April 2024, the Iranian authorities launched a nationwide campaign called “Plan Noor.” Since then there has been evidence increased security patrols on foot, motorcycles, cars and police officers in public spaces to enforce mandatory headscarves.
The repression has also along with A dangerous car to stop female drivers, collecting many of their vehicles, chains, whips and others feathers which is torture and cruel, unjust or oppressive or other punishment.
On July 22, 2024, Iranian police fired explosives at a moving car. Arezou Badri, 31, left him seriously injured. According to explanation According to media reports, officers are attempting to seize the vehicle as part of mandatory law enforcement.
In August 2024, a disturbing video in which one finds several agents violently assaulted two 14-year-old girls who had removed their veils. One of the girls, Nafas Hajisharif, said in an interview in the media: “They pulled my hair, shouted at me and insulted me… when they put me in the van they threw me down. An officer hit me, put his knee on my neck and hit my head hard. “My head was stuck between the seats and they were kicking me in the side.”
“There are many state institutions that carry out an all-out attack on women and girls who demand their human rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, religion, beliefs and freedom. Those responsible for enforcing the restrictive and discriminatory law on compulsory veiling include the Moral Security Police (police amniat-e akhlaghi), traffic police, prosecutor’s offices, courts, the Ministry of Intelligence, the Revolutionary Guard, including the Basij forces, and prophetic representatives. .
Meanwhile, the Iranian Parliament is about to accept it “Bill to support the culture of purity and hijab” which aims to legalize the authorities’ crackdown on women and girls who question the obligation to wear the veil.
Increased application of the death penalty
Since “Women, Life, Freedom” arose, Iranian authorities have doubled the application of the death penaltyin the year 2023 year in which the highest number of murders was recorded in the last eight years. The authorities used this punishment as a tool of oppression to intimidate the population, including the Baloch ethnic groups, who were subjected to persecution and the killings were disproportionately affected.
Authorities has been fulfilled arbitrarily targeted 10 men from December 2022 in connection with protests from September to December of that year, including Reza (Gholamreza) Rasaeiwhich they did in secret on August 6, 2024.
The executions were carried out after gruesome trials based on “confessions” obtained through torture and other abuses, including sexual violence, which were not independently and impartially investigated.
More than a dozen people are at risk of being killed or sentenced to death in connection with the protests, as well Mojahed Kourkouri.
This development included the use of the death penalty against women for politically motivated charges. Human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi and Kurdish civil society activist Pakhshan Azizi were recently found guilty of “military rebellion against the state” (baghi) and sentenced to death by Revolutionary courts in separate cases, only for their peaceful activism. There are horrifying reports that they were tortured and tortured in detention. At least two other women, Wrisha Moradi and Nasim Gholami Simiyari, have also been tried for “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi) in separate cases.
Using sexual violence as a weapon
Two years ago, Authorities have continued to deny that officials detain people during protests against torture and other ill-treatment, including rape and other forms of sexual violence.
During the uprising, Iran’s security and intelligence forces subjected numerous detainees to torture and other ill-treatment. In February 2023, Amnesty International explanation the lurid use of coercion, including gang rape, and other forms of sexual violence by Iranian authorities to suppress protests and terrorize and punish protestersincluding boys and girls under 12 years of age.
In March 2024, the Supreme Human Rights Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is not an independent body but reports to the judiciary, responded to Amnesty International’s investigation by saying that the Iranian judiciary had investigated the allegations and found that “in 28 of the 31 districts are absent[bían] charged with rape, assault and sexual assault.” However, Amnesty International systematically documented the way prosecutors and judicial authorities deny or cover up evidence of sexual violence, including complaints from survivors.
In three areas where officials said they had received complaints of sexual violence by security and intelligence forces, authorities said these people were posing as law enforcement officers. However, an official document filtered In October 2022, the deputy prosecutor of Tehran recognized that the two perpetrators of the rape of protesters were agents of the Revolutionary Guard and advised classifying the case as “completely confidential.”
The crisis of systematic neglect
Iranian officials suspected of criminal responsibility for crimes under international law and other human rights violations continue to evade justice.
In March 2024, the report of the “Special Commission to Check the 2022 Conflicts”, non-judicial and non-judgmental committee established by the late president to facilitate campaign officials of denial, destruction and cover-up. The commission stated that the security forces had “acted reasonably” in response to the protests, despite the well-documented use of illegal force, including lethal means.
UN Human Rights Council continue bidding of the UN fact-finding mission on Iran in April 2024, but the Iranian authorities continue to refuse to cooperate with the independence movement and bring its members into the country.
Amnesty International echo recommendations of the mission to all States to, in accordance with the principle of universal jurisdiction, initiate criminal investigations against Iranian officials suspected of having committed crimes under international law, regardless of whether the accused is on their territory or not, and to begin. “Institutional investigations into the general situation linked to the 2022 announcements without a single suspect having been identified.”
More information
On the occasion of this second year, Amnesty International Spain, together with the Iranian Association for Human Rights, Amnesty International Spain and the Bahá’í Community of Spain will hold events Unity voice for Iran on September 25 at 7 pm at the Solidarity Fine Arts Circle. This is an event to support those who defend human rights in the country, especially the equality and freedom of Iranian women, religious and ethnic groups.
At the event, which will be attended by Taghi Rahmani, journalist and husband of the Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize 2023, who will present the book written by him “White Revolution”, many artistic proposals will also be made.
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