{"id":3749,"date":"2024-01-29T16:57:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/?p=3749"},"modified":"2024-01-31T16:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:37:42","slug":"urgent-call-for-reevaluation-deputy-commissioners-planned-visit-to-iran-raises-human-rights-alarms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/3749\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Urgent Call for Reevaluation: Deputy Commissioner&#8217;s Planned Visit to Iran Raises Human Rights Alarms&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">T\u00fcrk<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and to UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Nashif<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iranintl\/status\/1751999458819109218?s=46&amp;t=bImXSHGS8dpgoKoM3Mlfgw\">6rang<\/a> and Twenty-four esteemed international and Iranian human rights organizations have collectively submitted a formal appeal to the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his deputy, urging a reevaluation of the scheduled visit by the deputy commissioner to Iran. This comprehensive communication outlines the potential adverse ramifications of the visit in the present context. The letter emphasizes concerns that the Islamic Republic may exploit the visit to strategically bolster its relations with international mechanisms, utilizing it as an opportunity to divert public attention from its own egregious crimes. This plea is a vital call to action for the international community to scrutinize the implications of such visits on human rights advocacy and global accountability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630-1030x1030.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630-180x180.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9630-705x705.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\" style=\"text-align: right\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Monday 29 January 2024<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Mister High Commissioner, Madame Deputy High Commissioner,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We, civil society <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">organizations<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> working to promote human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, are gravely concerned by the announced visit of Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Nashif<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">to the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2 to 5 February 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We acknowledge the value of dialogue and engagement, and we acknowledge that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has a legitimate interest in engaging with authorities from all countries \u2013 including the most difficult ones \u2013 on human rights challenges. We also fully appreciate that such engagement is an integral part of your mandate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">However, in this specific instance, the timing of this visit, the context in which it would take place and its modalities raise very serious concerns. We respectfully urge you to hear these concerns and to reconsider the opportunity, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">timing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and modalities of this visit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">First, the timing of this visit is for us of utmost concern. As scheduled, it would take place just a few weeks before the start of the 55<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">th<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), risking interfering with a crucial session during which the Council will hear reports from and discuss the future of the two existing mandates on human rights in Iran: the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran and the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Informed by past experiences, we can anticipate that Iranian authorities will attempt to instrumentalize their formal engagement with your Office and use it as a propaganda tool to undermine support for these existing and very needed monitoring, reporting and investigative mechanisms established by the HRC. While we value diplomatic engagement as complementary to regular monitoring, public <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">reporting<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and investigation work, we also know that Iranian authorities, in line with their consistent position, defended publicly time and again at the Human Rights Council, will play diplomatic engagement against accountability mechanisms.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">In this context, we <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">firmly <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">believe that OHCHR has a responsibility not to let its legitimate engagement activities be instrumentalized to undermine other mechanisms that are critical to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the promotion and protection of human rights in Iran. To avoid this, we urge you to reconsider the timing of this visit, and to have a robust strategy to mitigate this risk.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Secondly, we are concerned that a visit in the current context is unlikely to yield positive results. We wholeheartedly agree with your assessment that the issues of the death penalty and of the rights of women and girls need urgent attention. However:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont20\"> \u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\u200b<span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We must remark that Iranian authorities have shown no sign of political will to address these long-standing issues. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">This<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> visit would take place amid an alarming surge in executions, as you rightly stressed Mr. High Commissioner in a recent statement<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, including the execution earlier today of four Kurdish prisoners, that <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">follows<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the execution <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">last week<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of a young man with mental disability sentenced in connection with his participation in the 2022 protests and of a Kurdish prisoner, all sentenced to death following grossly unfair trials<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and despite repeated calls to stop these executions<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. The visit would also take place in a context marked by the deadly, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">violent<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and unlawful repression of the nationwide Women, Life, Freedom movement, and the aggravation of degrading and discriminatory legislations and policies targeting women and girls. Iranian officials\u2019 public statements, as well as their legislative and executive acts, clearly point to a blanket rejection of demands for human rights reforms on these two issues.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont20\"> \u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\u200b<span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We also remark that Iranian authorities have extensively used Iran\u2019s repressive machinery to reduce civic space, censor discussion of these issues, and persecute women\u2019s human rights defenders and anti-death penalty activists, as abundantly documented by your Office. A symbol of this ongoing persecution is the continued imprisonment and recent fresh sentences given to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and anti-death penalty and women\u2019s rights activist <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Narges<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Mohammadi<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont20\"> \u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\u200b<span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We add that Iran\u2019s recent refusal to discuss death penalty and certain aspects of women\u2019s rights with the UN Human Rights Committee during the review of its periodic report in October 2023, as well as Iran\u2019s refusal to allow any mention of human rights or gender equality in its recently signed UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Agreement (UNSDCF)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> cast a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">very <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">serious doubt as to Iranian authorities\u2019 genuine and serious commitment to addressing meaningfully these human rights issues through their engagement with the UN.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">In this context, we can only be skeptical about the concrete outcome and the benefit of a high-level visit to Tehran for the advancement of the human rights of the Iranian population, unless it includes a strong monitoring component, guarantees of access to independent civil society <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">actors, to human rights defenders, including unmonitored exchanges with defenders arbitrarily detained and support for their liberation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">These components would in our view fully justify the need for an in-country visit, as opposed to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">other modalities of engagement, such as the current <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">continued and regular engagement of OHCHR with Iranian officials in Geneva.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We fear however that \u2013 failing to include these monitoring elements \u2013 a high-level visit from OHCHR to Tehran, in the current context and at this specific time, is not only unlikely to result in progress on the two human rights issues in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">focus, but<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> is also likely to be misused by Iranian authorities as a propaganda tool to undermine existing <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">UN <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">mandates<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. This situation could ultimately undermine the trust placed in the UN system by Iranian human rights defenders<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">by victims of human rights violations in Iran<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and by the population at large<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">For all these reasons, we respectfully urge you, Mister High Commissioner, Madame Deputy High Commissioner, to carefully reconsider the opportunity, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">timing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and modalities of that visit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Yours faithfully,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3746 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631-1030x1030.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631-180x180.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631-705x705.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_9631.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Abdorrahman<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Boroumand<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Center for Human Rights in Iran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Ahwaz Human Rights Organization<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">All Human Rights for All in Iran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ArcDH<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> \u2013 Association pour l<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a d\u00e9fense des droits de l\u2019homme et des revendications d\u00e9mocratiques \/ culturelles du peuple Azerbaidjanais &#8211; Iran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.article19.org\/resources\/iran-un-must-reconsider-visit-at-a-crisis-time-for-human-rights\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ARTICLE 19<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s9\">Association for the Human Rights of the Azerbaijani People in Iran (<\/span><span class=\"s9\">Ahraz<\/span><span class=\"s9\">) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s9\">Baloch Activists Campaign<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s9\">Balochistan<\/span><span class=\"s9\"> Human Rights Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2024\/01\/urgent-appeal-civil-society-groups-implore-un-official-to-postpone-iran-visit\/\"><span class=\"s9\">Center for Human Rights in Iran<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s9\">Defenders of <\/span><span class=\"s9\">Human<\/span> <span class=\"s9\">Rights<\/span><span class=\"s9\"> Center<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">FEMENA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Haalvsh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Impact Iran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Iran Human Rights<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Iran Human Rights Documentation Center<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Justice for Iran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Kurdistan Human Rights Association &#8211; Geneva<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Kurdpa<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Human Rights Organization<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Rasank<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Siamak<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Pourzand<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">United4Iran<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">(WILPF)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">6rang (<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Iranian<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Lesbian<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> &amp; <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Transgender<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> N<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">etwork)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T\u00fcrk and to UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif 6rang and Twenty-four esteemed international and Iranian human rights organizations have collectively submitted a formal appeal to the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his deputy, urging a reevaluation of the scheduled visit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,169],"tags":[30,61,197,92,201],"class_list":["post-3749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-statements-2","tag-6rang","tag-homosexual","tag-human-rights-activist","tag-lesbian","tag-zahra-sedighi-hamedani"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Urgent Call for Reevaluation: Deputy Commissioner&#039;s 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