The Truth-Finding Committee: Indiscriminate and disproportionate suppression of minorities in Iran
06/08/2024
In a report published on August 15, the United Nations Fact-Finding Committee announced that ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, especially the Kurds and Baluchis, were "indiscriminately and disproportionately" targeted by government repression during the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement. have taken The report emphasizes that the repression of these minorities represents a combination of "crime against humanity" and "persecution and persecution based on gender, ethnicity and religion."
The said report explains that the security forces of the Islamic Republic, especially in the Kurdistan and Baluchistan regions, made extensive arrests and members of ethnic and religious minorities who joined the protesters or expressed solidarity with the movement were systematically subjected to torture, ill-treatment, sexual assault and other Forms of violence have been placed. These acts of violence have often been associated with ethnic and religious themes.
In addition, the report points to the long-standing structural discrimination that the Iranian government has imposed on minorities. In particular, Christians, converts, and Baha'is have faced severe repression. The report states that children of ethnic and religious minorities also suffer from violence, expulsion from school and even denial of adoption.
The report states that during the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement, repressions reached their peak and children of ethnic and religious minorities were also subjected to murder, arrest, forced disappearance and sexual assault. The fact-finding committee points out that the mandatory hijab laws in Iran, in addition to violating women's human rights, have caused more restrictions for ethnic and religious minority women.
In the end, the UN fact-finding committee demanded the accountability of the authorities of the Islamic Republic at the national and international level and emphasized the importance of ending structural discrimination and systematic repression against minorities. This committee has also extended its mandate to deal with the suppression of protests in Iran and has asked the member governments of the United Nations Human Rights Council to continue supporting the rights of victims and religious and ethnic minorities in Iran.
The said report explains that the security forces of the Islamic Republic, especially in the Kurdistan and Baluchistan regions, made extensive arrests and members of ethnic and religious minorities who joined the protesters or expressed solidarity with the movement were systematically subjected to torture, ill-treatment, sexual assault and other Forms of violence have been placed. These acts of violence have often been associated with ethnic and religious themes.
In addition, the report points to the long-standing structural discrimination that the Iranian government has imposed on minorities. In particular, Christians, converts, and Baha'is have faced severe repression. The report states that children of ethnic and religious minorities also suffer from violence, expulsion from school and even denial of adoption.
The report states that during the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement, repressions reached their peak and children of ethnic and religious minorities were also subjected to murder, arrest, forced disappearance and sexual assault. The fact-finding committee points out that the mandatory hijab laws in Iran, in addition to violating women's human rights, have caused more restrictions for ethnic and religious minority women.
In the end, the UN fact-finding committee demanded the accountability of the authorities of the Islamic Republic at the national and international level and emphasized the importance of ending structural discrimination and systematic repression against minorities. This committee has also extended its mandate to deal with the suppression of protests in Iran and has asked the member governments of the United Nations Human Rights Council to continue supporting the rights of victims and religious and ethnic minorities in Iran.