detainee lifeless after headscarf-related arrest, UN requires investigation

The UN is alarmed by the loss of life in custody of an Iranian lady, Mahsa Amini, and the “violent response” by safety forces to quell the protests that adopted. The Provisional Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif on Tuesday in Geneva requested Iran for fast and impartial investigations.

The younger lady, a member of a Kurdish minority, had been arrested for violating the principles of carrying the Islamic headband. However some say she didn’t violate the legislation, however was arrested for different “discriminatory” causes, a spokeswoman for the Workplace of the Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights informed reporters.

Indications recommend that she was hit on the top with a stick after which thrown in opposition to a car by the police. Authorities stated she died naturally, however medical information and testimony present in any other case, the spokeswoman additionally stated. Investigations should be carried out into the allegations of torture and abuse, Ms. al-Nashif stated. The latter is anxious in regards to the upkeep of the legislation which imposes the veil on ladies.

In latest months, the non secular police have intensified the harassment of Iranian ladies and elevated their arrests. The UN has acquired quite a few authenticated indications of violence in opposition to them. The Provisional Excessive Commissioner requires “placing an finish” to this repression, asking to desert this laws.

Hundreds of individuals on the street

Hundreds of individuals demonstrated to denounce the loss of life of this lady in a number of cities. Safety forces responded with deadly munitions and a minimum of two individuals have been killed. A number of arrests have taken place. The Workplace of the Excessive Commissioner calls on Iran to honor basic freedoms and denounces the extreme use of drive by the police.