Seyed Ali Tahami

Seyed Ali Tahami
سید علی تهامی
Unknown
Male
Seminary Education
Yes
Alive
22 May 2020
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  • Deputy of Religious and Organisational Culture of the Judiciary (2014 - Aug 2015)
  • Head of prison organisation, Qom Province (May 2016 - present)
    • Human Rights Violation: Death of a political prisoner ( Dec 2018) read more
      Institution
      Prisons Organisation
      Location
      Qom
      Rights Violated
      Right to life, Right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
      Description
       

      As the head of the Qom Prisons Organization, he was responsible for the death of  Vahid Sayadi Nasiri, a political prisoner and human rights activist through deliberate and persistent disregard for Nasiri’s health that led to his death.

      Sources

       "Vahid Sayadi's sister: they said do not speak against the regime during the mourning ceremony", Radio Farda, December 13, 2016 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/4.pdf

       

      "Vahid Sayadi Nasiri died after a two-month hunger strike and the judiciary ignored his demands", Iran Human Rights Campaign, December 12, 2016 https://justice4iran.org/persian/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5.pdf

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.