{"id":329253,"date":"2025-03-06T17:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329253"},"modified":"2025-03-06T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:11:35","slug":"iran-news-un-expert-condemns-regimes-use-of-hostage-taking-for-diplomatic-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-news-un-expert-condemns-regimes-use-of-hostage-taking-for-diplomatic-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: UN Expert Condemns Regime\u2019s Use of Hostage-Taking for Diplomatic Leverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329258\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Headquarters-of-the-United-Nations-in-New-York.jpg\" alt=\"Headquarters of the United Nations in New York\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Headquarters-of-the-United-Nations-in-New-York.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Headquarters-of-the-United-Nations-in-New-York-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Headquarters-of-the-United-Nations-in-New-York-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Headquarters-of-the-United-Nations-in-New-York-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Headquarters-of-the-United-Nations-in-New-York-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Headquarters-of-the-United-Nations-in-New-York-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Headquarters of the United Nations in New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"420\">March 6, 2025 \u2013 Geneva \u2013 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has issued a stark warning about the growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/an-overview-of-irans-history-of-hostage-taking-and-how-western-appeasement-has-fueled-tehrans-terrorism\/\">use of hostage-taking<\/a> by states, naming the regime in Iran as one of several governments that detain foreign and dual nationals on fabricated or exaggerated charges to gain diplomatic leverage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"822\">In her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2025\/03\/hostage-taking-cruel-game-special-rapporteur-torture-calls-immediate-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report to the Human Rights Council<\/a>, Edwards found that at least 66 cases of state hostage-taking have been reported in Iran since 2010. She warned that journalists, aid workers, academics, business travelers, and human rights defenders are particularly vulnerable to these detentions. &#8220;Hostage-taking is cruelty \u2013 plain and simple \u2013 and almost always involves torture,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1284\">Victims of state hostage-taking in Iran are often subjected to psychological coercion, physical abuse, and prolonged solitary confinement, Edwards noted. Some survivors have reported starvation, mock executions, and sexual torture, leaving them with lifelong trauma. &#8220;Hostage-taking is an affront to human dignity,&#8221; she stated, highlighting how detainees are deliberately mistreated to extract better concessions from foreign governments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s history of hostage-taking and how Western appeasement has fueled Tehran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/terrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#terrorism<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ieaaOkZb6y\">https:\/\/t.co\/ieaaOkZb6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1714976651996459108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2023<\/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;\" data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1643\">The report listed Iran alongside China, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, the UAE, and Venezuela as countries engaged in politically motivated detentions. Edwards called for stronger enforcement, criminalization, and accountability, urging governments to use universal jurisdiction, targeted sanctions, and ICC investigations against perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1769\">&#8220;We cannot allow hostage-taking to become an accepted tool of diplomacy or warfare. 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