Hossein Ali Nayyeri
- Sharia Judge and the Head of Revolutionary Courts , Tehran (1980 - 1990)
- Human Rights Violation: Mass execution of political prisoners (1988) read more
- Institution
- Islamic Revolutionary Courts
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to life
- Description
He was a member of a committee known as the "Death Commission", responsible for deciding whether to execute prisoners or keep them alive in short trials based on prisoners' political and religious beliefs. He was directly appointed by the leader of the Islamic Republic to issue a death sentence for any political prisoner who insists on their beliefs. The commission is responsible for the execution of at least 750 political prisoners in Tehran.
- Sources
UN recognizes victims of 1967 massacre as enforced disappearances, Justice for Iran, November 2, 2017 https://justice4iran.org/persian/reports/un-working-group-maryam-akbari/
Geoffrey Robertson“ The UN must try Iran's 1988 murderers”, The Guardian, 7 June 2010 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/jun/07/iran-1988-prisoners-murder-international-court
“Iran, 1988 What happened?”, The Economist, 21 June 2012 https://www.economist.com/newsbook/2012/06/21/what-happened
“Ministers of Murder: Iran's New Security Cabinet”, Human Rights Watch, https://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/mena/iran1205/2.htm#_Toc121896787
- Human Rights Violation: Mass execution of political prisoners (1988) read more
- Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Iran (1988 - 9 Sep 2013)
- Head of Special Courts of Article 49 (Apr 1989 - Dec 2000)
- Human Rights Violation: Violation of the rights of Bahai Minority (23 May 1990) read more
- Institution
- Islamic Revolutionary Courts
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of religion and belief, Right to non-discrimination, Right to property
- Description
As a judge of the Article 49 Special Courts, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Executive Headquarters of Imam's order, he has been involved in confiscating the property of religious minorities. This included the confiscation of properties of Baha’i citizen, Shoaia Mir Aftab, because of her religious beliefs.
- Sources
“Khomeini’s letter to the head of Supreme Court of Iran”, Khomeini’s official website, 9 May 1989 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nayyeri-2.pdf
Appointment of the Board of Trustees of the Executive Headquarters of Imam’s Order, Mohammad Shariatmadari Website,30December, 1997 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nayyeri-3.pdf
Letter from the Secretariat of the Judiciary regarding the confiscation of all the property of Shoaia Mir Aftab with the approval of Nayyeri,7December, 1991 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nayyeri-0.pdf
- Human Rights Violation: Violation of the rights of Bahai Minority (23 May 1990) read more
- Member of the board of trustees in Executive Headquarters of Imam Khomeini Order (Apr 1989 - Dec 2000)
- Head of the Disciplinary Court for Judges (9 Sep 2013 - present)