{"id":211431,"date":"2019-12-20T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T15:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=211431"},"modified":"2020-06-02T19:33:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T18:33:38","slug":"un-experts-alarmed-at-mistreatment-of-detained-protesters%e2%80%afin-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/un-experts-alarmed-at-mistreatment-of-detained-protesters%e2%80%afin-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Experts Alarmed at Mistreatment of Detained Protesters\u202fin Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The UN experts on Dec 20 called on the Iranian regime to release all individuals arbitrarily detained and mistreated during recent protests. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/images\/stories\/2019\/December\/b\/UN_experts_alarmed_at_mistreatment_of_detained_protestersin_Iran_.jpg\" alt=\"UN Experts Alarmed at Mistreatment of Detained Protesters\u202fin Iran\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>The UN experts on Dec 20 called on the Iranian regime to release all individuals arbitrarily detained and mistreated during recent protests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than a dozen United Nations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/human-rights-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">human rights<\/a>\u00a0experts\u00a0on Friday\u00a0called on the Iranian\u00a0regime\u00a0to release all individuals arbitrarily detained and mistreated during recent protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are shocked at reports of the ill-treatment of those detained during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27099-day-36-of-iran-protests-meps-urge-un-to-investigate-iran-protests-crackdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protests\u00a0<\/a>that took place in November 2019, and deeply disturbed that the reported use of excessive force by the Iranian security forces led to an untold number of casualties, including deaths,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25449&amp;LangID=E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the UN experts said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports suggest that detainees are being tortured or are suffering other forms of ill-treatment, sometimes to extract forced confessions. Some are also reportedly being denied medical treatment, including for injuries caused by the security forces\u2019 use of excessive force, and are being held in overcrowded detention\u00a0centres. Some are being held incommunicado or subjected to enforced disappearances.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Official sources state that at least 7,000 protesters were arrested, thousands of whom are still in detention, said the UN experts\u2019 press release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamenei, Rouhani, Other Regime Leaders Must Face Justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeAllProtesters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeAllProtesters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2G3Ma5alUP\">https:\/\/t.co\/2G3Ma5alUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1208015963129552896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1208015959870582784&#8243; data-tweet-id=&#8221;1208015959870582784&#8243;><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy&#8221; data-scribe=&#8221;element:user_link&#8221; aria-label=&#8221;NCRI-FAC (screen name: iran_policy)&#8221;><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/922215172953001984\/jSa5IhAM_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/922215172953001984\/jSa5IhAM_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/922215172953001984\/jSa5IhAM_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Outrageous admission of regime&#39;s governor of Qods city near the capital <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, proudly speaking of her order to shoot and kill <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtesters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtesters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeAllProtesters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeAllProtesters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PrjuniG3U3\">pic.twitter.com\/PrjuniG3U3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1201270443409334278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost disturbingly, the families of individuals killed by security forces have allegedly been threatened not to speak out. Iranian journalists have been ordered not to\u00a0criticise\u00a0the government response, while the relatives of journalists working for Farsi-language news outlets abroad are being pressured\u00a0in an effort to\u00a0silence their reporting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The UN experts who made the declaration are\u202f<strong>Mr.\u00a0<strong><strong>Javaid<strong><strong>\u00a0Rehman<strong>,\u202fSpecial Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran;\u202f<strong>Mr. Clement\u00a0<strong><strong>Nyaletsossi<strong>\u00a0<strong>Voule<strong>, Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association;\u202f<strong>Mr. David Kaye<strong>, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression;\u202f<strong>Ms<strong><strong>\u00a0Agnes\u00a0<strong><strong>Callamard<strong><strong>,\u202f<strong>Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions;\u202f<strong>Mr. Nils Melzer,\u202f<strong>Special<strong>\u202f<strong>Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;\u202f<strong>Mr. Michel\u00a0<strong><strong>Forst<strong>,\u202fSpecial Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders;\u202f<strong>Mr<strong><strong>\u00a0Diego Garc\u00eda-<strong><strong>Say\u00e1n<strong>, Special Rapporteur on the independence of\u00a0judges and lawyers; members of the\u202fUN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention &#8211; Mr. Jos\u00e9 Antonio Guevara\u00a0Berm\u00fadez\u00a0(Chair),\u202f<strong>Ms. Leigh Toomey<strong>\u202f(Vice-Chair on Communications),\u202f<strong>Ms. Elina\u00a0<strong><strong>Steinerte<strong>\u202f(Vice-Chair on Follow-up),\u202f<strong>Mr.\u00a0<strong><strong>Seong<strong><strong>-Phil Hong<strong>\u202fand\u202f<strong>Mr.\u00a0<strong><strong>S\u00e8tondji<strong>\u00a0<strong>Adjovi<strong><strong>;<strong>\u202fand the\u202fWorking Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances,<strong>\u202f<strong>comprising\u202f<strong>Mr. Luciano\u00a0<strong><strong>Hazan<strong><strong>\u202f<strong>(Chair-Rapporteur),\u202f<strong>Mr. Tae-Ung\u00a0<strong><strong>Baik<strong><strong>\u202f<strong>(Vice-Chair),\u202f<strong>Ms<strong>\u00a0<strong>Houria<strong><strong>\u00a0Es-<strong><strong>Slami<strong><strong>,<strong>\u202f<strong>Mr. Bernard\u00a0<strong><strong>Duhaime<strong>\u202fand\u202f<strong>Mr.\u00a0<strong><strong>Henrikas<strong>\u00a0<strong>Mickevicius<strong><strong>.<strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Special Rapporteurs<strong>\u202fand\u202f<strong>Working Groups<strong>\u202fare part of what is known as the\u202fSpecial Procedures\u202fof the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the Council\u2019s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN experts on Dec 20 called on the Iranian regime to release all individuals arbitrarily detained and mistreated during recent protests. 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