Iran Protests: Human Rights Training Online, Reprisions on Application Base

In the latest and final reportThe Independent International Mission to find facts He cited the Iran ongoing current violations of the rights of Iranian authorities arising from mass protests after death in police custody at 22-year-old Mahs Amini in September 2022. years.

Ms. Amines, from the Iranian Kurdish community, arrested the “Moral Police in the country” due to the alleged not in accordance with the rules on how the hijab should be worn.

States about crimes against humanity

“In suppressing protests from 2022. years across the country, The state authorities in Iran have committed a rough human rights violations, some of whom were missed that they were crimes against humanity,“Sara Hossain said, Chairman for the Mission to determine the facts.

“We heard that many destroyed the accounts of a serious physical and psychological torture and a wide range of serious just trial and the overdue processes committed against children, including some young as seven years. ”

Since April 2024. year, the state has increased criminal prosecution over women who defied a compulsory hijab Through the adoption of the so-called “Noors plan”.

“Human Right Femaliard and Activists continued to face criminal sanctions, including fines, in some cases the death penalty for peaceful human rights activities,” the independent mission was confirmed.

Speaking in Geneva on the margins Human Rights CouncilMs. Hossain noted that Iranian ethnic and religious minorities were specially targeted in the context of the protest “, with”some of the most cruel violations… performed in top protest cities in regions of settlement minorities. ”

The research gathered within and outside Iran for a report that was divided into the Iranian government, men, women and children who are held “in some cases in Gunpoint” with “Noose placed around the neck”.

Online surveillance

Mission – which contains high human rights professionals – have noticed that these measures “come in spite of the pre-election of Pezeshkian, to facilitate the strict implementation of mandatory accounts of mandatory hijabine laws.

This implementation is increasingly relied on technology, supervision and even state “awake”, investigators said.

“Network surveillance was a critical state repression. Instagram accounts, for example, were excluded and SIM cards seized, especially human rights defenders, including women’s human rights defenders, “explained the independent mission Shaheen Sardar.

Vidylants and intrusive applications

Ms. But she pointed to the use of a mobile application “Naser”, which is a certain application initiated, where after a race, can also be complained – appealed – against someone who just passed and has no mandatory hijab. So, this technology used for surveillance is really very far reached and very intrusive. ”

According to the fact-finding mission, in the context of protest from 2022. 10 men were performed, and at least 11 men and three women are still in danger of being executed, due to “Explored concerns due to compliance with the right to a fair trial, including the use of the conference that occupied tortureand overdue process violation. ”

The Mission Report will be presented to Member States in the Human Rights Council next Tuesday.

Independent mission

The independent mission was established by the Human Rights Council in November 2022, with a mandate To thoroughly and independently investigate alleged human rights violations “in Iran relating to protests who have begun in September that year, especially in terms of women and children.

The task also occupied the Council to establish the facts and circumstances, as well as collection, consolidate and analyze evidence of such violations and preservation of evidence, including cooperation in any legal proceedings.