{"id":250910,"date":"2021-11-17T11:29:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T16:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=250910"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:39:38","slug":"aban-tribunals-core-message-end-tehrans-impunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/aban-tribunals-core-message-end-tehrans-impunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Aban Tribunal\u2019s Core Message: End Tehran\u2019s Impunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Aban-Tribunal-Iran-NCRI-Impunity\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-250911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Aban-Tribunal-Iran-NCRI-Impunity.jpg\" alt=\"Aban-Tribunal-Iran-NCRI-Impunity\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Aban-Tribunal-Iran-NCRI-Impunity.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Aban-Tribunal-Iran-NCRI-Impunity-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Aban-Tribunal-Iran-NCRI-Impunity-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Aban-Tribunal-Iran-NCRI-Impunity-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Aban-Tribunal-Iran-NCRI-Impunity-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A group of human rights advocates held an International People\u2019s Tribunal, called the \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2021\/11\/iran-atrocities-tribunal-on-november-2019-massacre-a-major-step-towards-seeking-justice\/\" rel=\"noopener\">I<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2021\/11\/iran-atrocities-tribunal-on-november-2019-massacre-a-major-step-towards-seeking-justice\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ran Atrocities Tribunal<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u201d in London. This tribunal, also known as the \u201cAban\u00a0Tribunal,\u201d was held to investigate \u201ccrimes against humanity\u201d committed by the Iranian regime during its brutal crackdown on November 2019 protests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aban Tribunal was attended by\u00a0families of Iran protest victims, detainees, and several human rights\u00a0advocates.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mrs. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), expressed her strong support for the initiative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my appreciations to The Iran Atrocities <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AbanTribunal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AbanTribunal<\/a>, a popular and international mechanism, playing a noteworthy and effective role in detailed documentation of the crimes against humanity committed in November 2019 in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1459946075985428483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Testimonies at\u00a0Aban\u00a0Tribunal<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aban Tribunal featured very shocking testimonies of families of victims as well as individuals arrested during and after protests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThey shot my son while he was standing near a wall,\u201d said witness number 18 in a video call from Iran. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> The sister of one of the victims said: \u201cI\u2019m here to defend my slain brother. I cover my face because we are under fierce pressure. They threaten to kill us. Therefore, I cannot show my face.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u201cI don\u2019t know why they killed my brother. After a year and a half, they told us my brother was killed by Basij militia, and we shouldn\u2019t follow up on the issue anymore. My brother was shot in the abdomen. He died of excessive blood loss. When he was shot, they prevented people from taking him to the hospital. He suffered for an hour before dying,\u201d she added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one in Iran has been held accountable for the killings of hundreds of protesters + bystanders during nationwide protests in November 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Now the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AbanTribunal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AbanTribunal<\/a> is working to change that.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hPaoapShWb\">https:\/\/t.co\/hPaoapShWb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IranHumanRights.org (@ICHRI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICHRI\/status\/1460601124008996866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI saw one of the injured protesters at the hospital,\u201d said witness number 109 from Iran. \u201cHe was shot in the head. He underwent surgery on his skull, and a quarter of his brain was\u00a0removed. Regime security officers were present at the hospital and were investigating about him.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe interrogator told me I\u2019m your judge. I decide about your fate,\u201d said an Iranian woman who is now outside of Iran. \u201cI was taken to a room. The female prison guard told me: \u2018give me your clothes.\u2019 As I gave it to her, then\u00a0five men entered the room. They were covering their faces. I heard my interrogator\u2019s voice. They started groping me. He said this is your punishment for not accepting to confess on TV,\u201d she said, adding that they sexually abused her. \u201cWhat was my crime?\u201d she asked while running into tears. Sexually harassing women in prisons has been the misogynous regime\u2019s method to break women.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The witnesses also highlighted the extensiveness and depth of protests during November 2019. People stormed the regime\u2019s centers of repression and plundering. According to the witnesses, regime change was people\u2019s demand.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In a nutshell, the November 2019 uprising portrayed an explosive society that has been yearning for change in the past four decades.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is worth noting that Amnesty International had\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MDE1328912020ENGLISH.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">documented<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202ftortures in the Iranian prisons against detained protesters. The report, called \u201cIran: Trampling Humanity,\u201d shed light on the regime\u2019s actions and concluded that they had committed further widespread patterns of serious human rights violations.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tehran\u2019s Reaction<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Iranian regime slammed the hearings in London. According to the organizers, an unidentified European source told them that Iran\u2019s deputy foreign minister, Ali Bagheri-Kani, had threatened British officials in their meeting on Thursday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cHe had\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/iran-tribunal-organizers-say-tehran-threatens-to-partially-suspend-upcoming-nuclear-talks-\/6311119.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">threatened<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fif the [British authorities] do not stop Aban Tribunal, he would immediately halt part of his nuclear negotiations,\u201d the source is quoted to have said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This was later denied by the United Kingdom.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hassan\u00a0Norouzi, deputy chairman of the Judiciary and Legal Commission of the Iranian regime\u2019s parliament, also reacted to the public tribunal in London.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">When asked by the reporter of the state-run website\u00a0Dideban\u00a0about the international tribunal in London and whether it wouldn\u2019t be better if the trial would be held in Iran, Hassan\u00a0Norouzi\u00a0said: \u201cWhat does it mean? What trial?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Upon the reporter&#8217;s explanation about the tribunal in London that is addressing the killings of November 2019 and the negligence of Iranian officials thereafter, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hassan\u00a0Norouzi\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-14-2021\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">answered<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u201cI was one of those who shot the people. We killed! Who is now going to try us? This guy came and burned down the bank, and we killed him. Who do you want to try?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The remarks sparked a wave of domestic as well as international outrage and condemnation.\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"none\">Norouzi later blatantly claimed he had \u201cjoked&#8221; and blamed the publication to have faked the interview, connecting them to the Mujahedin-e Khalq organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Two Trials in different locations both address Iran\u2019s atrocities<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aban\u00a0Tribunal coincided with the ongoing trial of Hamid Noury in Albania. Hamid Noury, an Iranian former prison official, was arrested in Sweden in 2019 and is being tried for his role in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/a-political-analysis-of-irans-1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a> of political prisoners. After 34 sessions of trial in Sweden, the trial is now temporarily taking place in the District Court of Durres, Albania, per prosecutors\u2019 demands. This transfer happened since thousands of members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">PMOI\/MEK<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">) reside in Ashraf 3,\u00a0Albania. Members of the MEK were the main target of the 1988 massacre, in which the regime executed over 30,000 political prisoners.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Witnesses at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-1988-massacre-testimony-of-mahmoud-royaei-at-hamid-nourys-trial-in-albania\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Noury\u2019s\u00a0trial<\/a> shared dreadful accounts of atrocities taking place in the Iranian prisons in the early 1980s. Witnesses explained how the so-called \u201cDeath Commissions\u201d instantly condemned a prisoner to execution. They also referred to the victims\u2019 bravery, who refused to succumb to the mullahs\u2019 regime demands, much like the brave protesters in 2019.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is worth noting that one of the four members of the \u201cDeath Commission\u201d was Ebrahim Raisi, the regime\u2019s current president. Raisi was the head of Iran\u2019s Judiciary in 2019 and oversaw the systematic human rights violations in Iranian prisons against arrested protesters.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The testimonies at both the Aban Tribunal and Hamid Noury\u2019s trial portray the image of the genocidal regime ruling Iran. They also underline the fact that how criminals in Iran enjoy systematic impunity.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Drewery Dyke, the Aban Tribunal\u2019s judge, underlined that the regime\u2019s current Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, the regime\u2019s former president Hassan Rouhani, and Raisi, then-Chief of Judiciary is responsible for the courts held for detained protesters. Instead of being persecuted for their role in systematic human rights violations, they have been holding top positions in the regime.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">When Ebrahim Raisi was selected as the regime\u2019s president in June, Amnesty International\u2019s Secretary General Agn\u00e8s\u00a0Callamard\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/press-release\/2021\/06\/iran-ebrahim-raisi-must-be-investigated-for-crimes-against-humanity\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">: \u201cThat Ebrahim Raisi has risen to the presidency instead of being investigated for the crimes against humanity of murder, enforced disappearance and torture, is a grim reminder that impunity reigns supreme in Iran.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hamid\u00a0Noury\u2019s\u00a0trial and\u00a0Aban\u00a0tribunal should set a precedent for the European countries to address crimes against humanity. Holding the regime in Tehran accountable would not only end its decades-long impunity but would certainly limit the regime from committing human rights violations.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The ongoing inaction by the western powers has attributed and increased the systematic impunity in Iran. Therefore, holding the regime accountable would seriously damage this impunity.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">As Amnesty International underlined in June 2021, \u201cIt is now more urgent than ever for member states of the UN Human Rights Council to take concrete steps to address the crisis of systematic impunity in Iran including by establishing an impartial mechanism to collect and analyze evidence of the most serious crimes under international law committed in Iran to facilitate fair and independent criminal proceedings.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of human rights advocates held an International People&rsquo;s Tribunal, called the &ldquo;Iran Atrocities Tribunal,&rdquo; in London. 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