Gholamreza Ziaei

Full Name (English)

Gholamreza Ziaei

Full Name (Farsi)

غلامرضا ضیایی

Place of Birth

Unkown

Gender

Male

Education

Unkown

Clerical Background

Status

Alive

Last Updated

26 Aug 2024

Positions and Violations

Head of Rajai Shahr Prison, Gohar Dasht, Karaj (0000 - 2 Jul 2019)
- Human Rights Violation: Inhuman and degrading ill-treatment of prisoners (0000 - 2 Jul 2019) read more
  
  Institution
  
  Prisons Organisation
  
  Location
  
  Karaj, Rajai Shahr Prison
  
  Rights Violated
  
  Right to freedom from torture, Right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  
  Description
  
  As the head of Rajai Shahr Prison, Ziaei is responsible for the inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners, including harassment, deprivation of sanitary and medical services.
  
  Sources
  
  “ Political Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Prison Denied Basic Rights Including Heat in Cold Winter Months”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 22 December 2017
  
  https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2017/12/political-prisoners-in-rajaee-shahr-prison-denied-basic-rights-including-heat-in-cold-winter-months/
  
  “Political Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Subjected to Inhumane Living Conditions as Punishment For Hunger Strike”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 5 March 2018
  
  https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2018/03/political-prisoners-in-rajaee-shahr-subjected-to-inhumane-living-conditions-as-punishment-for-hunger-strike/
  “Political Prisoner Majid Assadi Denied Hospitalization in Rajaee Shahr Prison”, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, 30 December 2017
  https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2017/12/political-prisoner-majid-assadi-denied-hospitalization-in-rajaee-shahr-prison/
  “Suffering from Cancer: Arash Sadeghi’s Medical Report in Rajai Shahr Prison”, HRANA News Agency, 31 August 2018
  https://www.en-hrana.org/suffering-from-cancer-arash-sadeghis-medical-report-in-rajai-shahr-prison
Deputy Head of Ward 8 at Evin Prison, Tehran (Atleast 2007)
- Human Rights Violation: Persecution and beating of prisoners (November 21, 2007) read more
  
  Institution
  
  Prisons Organisation
  
  Location
  
  Tehran Province (Tehran Province)
  
  Rights Violated
  
  Right to freedom from torture
  
  Description
  
  Gholamreza Ziaei, in his role as the Deputy of Ward 8 at Evin Prison, has been responsible for the mistreatment and beating of political prisoners. Majid Tavakoli, a political activist, wrote in a Twitter thread that in 2007, when Gholamreza Ziaei was the Deputy of Ward 8, he, along with several prison guards, violently assaulted Tavakoli. The assault left Tavakoli with severe bruising and injuries all over his body, causing him to be seriously ill and bedridden for several days.
  
  Sources
  
  Majid Tavakoli's tweet about Gholamreza Ziaei
  https://x.com/MajidTavakolii/status/1210244411579236352
Head of Evin Prison, Tehran (27 Jul 2019 - 21 Jun 2020)
- Human Rights Violation: Inhuman and degrading ill-treatment of prisoners ( July 27, 2019 - June 21, 2020) read more
  
  Institution
  
  Prisons Organisation
  
  Location
  
  Evin Prison, Tehran
  
  Rights Violated
  
  Right to freedom from torture, Right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  
  Description
  
  As the head of Evin Prison, Ziaei is responsible for the inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners including deprivation of sanitary and medical services and refusal to investigate prisoners’ grievances regarding violation of their rights.
  
  Sources
  
  “Reign of Evin Prison’s New Director Begins with Denial of Political Prisoners’ Rights”, Centre for Human Rights in IRan, 16 Oct 2019 https://iranhumanrights.org/2019/10/reign-of-evin-prisons-new-director-begins-with-denial-of-political-prisoners-rights/
  
  “Notorious Warden Increases Pressure on Prisoners in Evin”, Iran Human Rights Monitor, 4 Sep 2019, https://iran-hrm.com/index.php/2019/09/04/notorious-warden-increases-pressure-on-prisoners-in-evin/

These violations may only be part of the human rights violations that this person has been involved in. The investigation into this person's human rights record is ongoing.

Legal Developments

On 12 January 2018, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Ziaei for his role in “serious human rights abuses” in Rajai Shahr. As a result, Ziaei has been banned from entering the US and his assets in the US or under control of American companies and banks have been frozen. On 12 April 2021, the Council of the European Union added 8 Iranian officials including Gholamreza Ziaiei, to its list of human rights sanctions for their role in widespread and grave violations of the rights of Iranian citizens. According to the EU statement, “From 2017 to 2019, before taking charge of Evin Prison in Tehran, Ziaei was the director of Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, where there have been numerous protests by political prisoners against abuse and inhumane living conditions.” As a result of these sanctions, Ziaei has been banned from entering the EU and his assets in the EU have been frozen.

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