Iraj Amirkhani
- Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor , Ahvaz (2006 - 7 Feb 2007)
- Human Rights Violation: Violation of Arab activists (2005 - 2007) read more
- Institution
- Prosecutors
- Location
- Ahvaz
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom of expression, Right to life, Rights of ethnic groups
- Description
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During his tenure as Ahvaz city prosecutor, Amirkhani has been involved in the unfair trial of Arab activists without a due process or providing credible evidence and requesting the death penalty, including for Zamel Bavi, Jafar Savari, Reisan Savari and Abdolreza Navasari.
- Sources
Phillip Alston, “Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions”, 12 March 2007
https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/A-HRC-4-20-Add-1.pdf
“Iran: Stop Execution of Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoners”, Human Rights Watch, 24 January 2013
- Human Rights Violation: Violation of Arab activists (2005 - 2007) read more
- Judge of the Court of Appeal , Tehran (2007 - 5 Oct 2009)
- Head of the Revolutionary Prosecution Office, Tehran (20 Jun 2009 - 5 Oct 2009)
- Human Rights Violation: violation of prisoners human rights (2009) read more
- Institution
- Prosecution Offices
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to freedom of expression
- Description
By failing to fulfill his legal duty in securing the rights of defendants and prisoners after the protests against the results of the 2009 elections, he has played a role in violating the rights of these prisoners such as rejecting the leave request of a political prisoner, Peyman Aref, by exerting the influence of the Ministry of Intelligence.
Following the announcement of the results of the 10th presidential election in Iran and the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, widespread protests took place in Iranian cities. The protests resulted in the brutal suppression by riot police, the IRGC and the Basij, killing at least 70 protestors and several detainees, and injuring thousands.
- Sources
"Preventing the leave of Peyman Aref by exerting influence of the Ministry of Intelligence", Kaleme website, 14 January 2010
https://www.kaleme.com/1388/10/24/klm-8303
“Heads of Revolutionary Courts and Judicial Administratives in Tehran were appointed”, Mehr News, 9 June 2011
- Human Rights Violation: violation of prisoners human rights (2009) read more
- Head of the Prosecution Office of District 1 , Shemiran (Jun 2011 - Mar 2013)