This written declaration commits only those who have signed it.
We are deeply concerned by the suppression of anti-government
protests in Iran since December 2017, including reports that at
least 50 demonstrators were killed, some in detention under torture,
and 8 000 were arbitrarily arrested for exercising their democratic
right to peaceful protest. A judiciary official has publicly called for
the execution of demonstrators for ‘waging war against God’.
The human rights situation has deteriorated in the wake of
recent protests. Iran has the highest number of executions per capita
globally. The culture of impunity must end.
We condemn the use of force against the defenceless protesters
and call for the immediate and unconditional release of all detainees.
We call on the member States of the Council of Europe and
other relevant international organisations to take urgent action
for the immediate release of detained protesters and to determine
the status of those who are missing.
We call on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to set up a fact-finding mission to investigate the situation
of Iran’s prisons and political prisoners, especially those arrested
during the recent uprising and those killed in detention.
