Javad Taghavi

Javad Taghavi
جواد تقوی
Male
No
Alive
Military rank: Sardar
2 Aug 2024
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  • Chief of Police, Ardabil Province (At least August 2017 - 16 Aug 2022)
  • Police Commander, Ardabil Province (16 Aug 2022 - present)
    • Human Rights Violation: Killing and suppressing protesters 2022-2023 (September 16, 2022 - March 2023) read more
      Institution
      The Police (FARAJA)
      Location
      Ardabil (Ardabil Province)
      Rights Violated
      Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
      Description
      Javad Taghavi as the Police Commander of Ardabil and the memeber of  province's security council, was responsible for the mass arrest of protesters and issuing orders to use lethal weapons against the protesters during the 2022- 2023 protests in the cities of this province, which resulted in the death of at least 2 protesters.

      The 2022-23 protests began following the death of Mahsa (Gina) Amini on September 13, 2022, in the detention of the morality police of the Islamic Republic. These protests quickly spread across the country and are remembered as the largest revolutionary uprising against the government since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.

       

      The Iranian government responded to these protests with deadly violence. According to human rights organizations, the security forces of the Islamic Republic have killed at least 551 people, with a minimum of 68 of them being children.

       
      Sources
      Security forces attack protesters with armored vehicles and firearms

       https://archive.md/LBpkR

      https://twitter.com/hra_news/status/1581298144364544002

      The security forces are severely beating a protester

       https://archive.ph/Y5cu0

      https://twitter.com/bbcpersian/status/1581663532310929408

      Security forces arrest and beat a protester

      https://archive.md/Ofe42

      https://twitter.com/1500tasvir/status/1581952288918106112  

    • Human Rights Violation: Participation in institutionalising gender discrimination ( April 13, 2024 -Present) read more
      Institution
      The Police (FARAJA)
      Location
      Ardabil (Ardabil Province)
      Rights Violated
      Women's rights
      Description
      As the commander of the police force of Ardabil province, Javad Taghavi is responsible for planning and implementing strict police policies against unveiled women. He also plays a role in denying unveiled women from social services. In the notice of Ardabil police force about hijab and chastity, it is stated that according to its duty, it will deal with the violators of hijab and chastity legally, and it has asked women to adjust their clothing within the framework of the compulsory hijab law. Also, in his speech, Javad Tagvi emphasized the necessity of cooperation of service providers in the implementation of the Chastity and Hijab project, and said that the provision of social services to women depends on the observance of chastity and hijab.  
      Sources
      Director of Islamic Development of Ardabil: The implementation of the Hijab plan strengthens the public modesty of the society https://shorturl.at/tvEPT   Police Command of Ardabil province announced: implementation of hijab and chastity plan in Ardabil from today https://shorturl.at/ewDHT      
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