Ali Nowrouzi
Ali Nowrouzi
علی نوروزی
Male
No
Alive
3 May 2023
- Head of the Supervisionary Police on Public Spaces (2021 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Persecution and arrest of women who disobeyed mandatory hijab rules (Feb 2022 - present) read more
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Women's rights
- Description
Ali Nowrouzi is responsible for and complicit in identifying and arresting women who did not comply with hijab rules, closure of businesses and opening judicial cases for hijab non-compliance. He has partaken in gender apartheid.
On March 18th, 2023, he announced a new plan for dealing with women who do not comply with hijab rules in shops and businesses. Since this plan was implemented, at least hundreds of businesses have been forced shut.
- Sources
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1) Business Closures: Job Creation or New Wave of Unemployment?
Public Spaces of the Public Security Police Grounds Head Supervisor: Businesses Who Do Not Obey Hijab Rules Will Be Dealt With
- Human Rights Violation: Closure of Businesses Due To Violation of Islamic Laws (Mar 2022 - present) read more
- Location
- Rights Violated
- Right to liberty and security of person, Right to privacy
- Description
- Ali Nowrouzi is responsible for extremely strict policies leading to closure of businesses which were found to not have complied with Islamic laws. Officers under Nowrouzi patrolled businesses, especially restaurants and cafes, during the month of Ramadan, and closed those who were found to be serving costumers during fasting hours.
- Sources
- Police Make Unannounced Inspections of Businesses During Ramadan
- Human Rights Violation: Persecution and arrest of women who disobeyed mandatory hijab rules (Feb 2022 - present) read more
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.