Call for International Action Following Morality Police Assault Two Teenage Girls

Violent Assault and Inhumane Treatment of Two Teenage Girls by Morality Police

Call for International Investigation, Accountability, and Sanctions Against Regime Leadership

Recently released footage depicting the violent assault and inhumane treatment of two teenage girls, one aged 14, by Iran’s morality police and SSF (State Security Force) agents for alleged hijab violations has shocked the conscience of the international community.

According to the mother of one victim, physical evidence of the assault remains visible over six weeks after the incident. The egregious nature of this event has prompted even the regime’s SSF to state: “Such behavior by SSF agents falls outside our operational standards. The case is currently under investigation by FARAJA (the regime’s State Security Force) judicial and inspection system.”

This incident underscores the urgent need for international scrutiny, accountability measures for regime leadership, and appropriate sanctions in response to the brutal and inhumane treatment of women in Iran.

The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran hereby calls upon the UN Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Iran, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women to strictly condemn the oppressive actions of the religious fascism ruling Iran.

The NCRI Women’s Committee also demands the immediate expulsion of regime representatives from relevant international bodies. The continued presence of representatives from such a regime in these forums undermines the principles of human rights, women’s rights, and the United Nations itself.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)

7 August 2024

To read this statement on the NCRI Women’s Committee website, click on this link.

Here is a horrifying video showing the moment when two teenage girls were arrested by the Iranian regime's agents under the pretext of "improper veiling."

Watching this video makes our hearts feel heavy.

One of the girls is only 14. The agents slammed her head against an… pic.twitter.com/BAUBWPBhmC

— Women's Committee NCRI (@womenncri) August 6, 2024