Mehdi Mohammadi
- Head of Gharchak Prison, Shahr-e-Ray (14 Apr 2017 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Inhuman and degrading ill-treatment of women Derwish prisoners (11 Jun 2018 - 8 Jan 2019) read more
- Institution
- Prisons Organisation
- Location
- Qarchak, Shar e Ray
- 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 Gharchak Prison, he has been involved in the harassment, beating and torture of Gonabadi Darwish women, a religious minority belonging to Sufism in Iran, imprisoned in Qarchak Prison.
- Sources
“Iran’s Detained Dervish Women Beaten in Prison, Mother Says”, VOA, 14 June 2018
“Iran: Prison doctors abuse and deny treatment to persecuted women”, Amnesty International, 25 May 2018
- Human Rights Violation: Inhuman and degrading ill-treatment of prisoners ( 8 Dec 2018) read more
- Institution
- Prisons Organisation
- Location
- Qarchak, Shahr e Ray
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom from torture, Right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Description
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As the head of Qarchak Prison, he is responsible for the inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners including severe beatings and deprivation of prisoners of basic health care.
- Sources
“Inside Qarchak Prison: ‘Iran’s most dangerous prison for women’”, Al Arabiyah, 28 Sept 2016
- Human Rights Violation: illegal detention of a prisoner ( 14 April 2019) read more
- Institution
- Prisons Organisation
- Location
- Gharchak prison, Shahr e Ray
- Rights Violated
- Right to liberty and security of person
- Description
- As the head of Gharchak prison, he is responsible for the continuation of the illegal detention of Vida Movahed, a protester against compulsory hijab, in Qarchak prison, and for not sending a request for conditional pardon to the centre of execution of sentences on 14 April 2019.
- Sources
“One Year in Prison for the First Girl of Revolution Street”, Iran international, 14 April 2019
https://iranintl.com/en/iran/one-year-prison-first-girl-revolution-street
- Human Rights Violation: Inhuman and degrading ill-treatment of women Derwish prisoners (11 Jun 2018 - 8 Jan 2019) read more