News from Al-Madinah: With the continued angry protests in Iran, since the middle of last month, to condemn the killing of the Kurdish young woman, Muhsa Amini, the United Nations has renewed the Iranian authorities to stop repression and the use of violence against demonstrators, and arbitrary arrests that also affected children and minors.
The Iranian government should stop using “unnecessary and unnecessary force against the protestors, asking for the immediate release of the detainees,” according to a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday.
“The violent Iranian security forces dealt with the protesters and the reports received on arbitrary arrests, the killing of children and their detainees are very worrying,” the spokeswoman Ravenna Shamdasani said in a statement.
Shamdasani also urged the Iranian authorities to conduct immediate, fair and independent investigations in all alleged violations and ensure the trial of those responsible.
Yesterday, the United Nations Child Rights Committee emphasised the need for independent, impartial authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into any significant abuses of children’s rights in Iran.
“Iran’s security forces killed at least 23 children, according to the report, while hundreds more were hurt, imprisoned, or subjected to torture during the nation’s most recent peaceful protests.
According to reports, the protests in Iran continued after Amini passed away on September 16 (2022), three days after she was apprehended by the Ethics Police. He was then taken to a hospital in Tehran.
Her passing has since stoked the flames of resentment over a number of issues, including the limitations placed on individual freedoms and the stringent regulations governing women’s attire, as well as the living and economic crisis that the Iranian people experience, not to mention the stringent regulations imposed by the government system and its political structure as a whole.
While the authorities intentionally to the methods of repression and violence, whether by cutting the Internet or using live bullets to disperse the protesters, or the arrest of university students and even schoolchildren.
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The United Nations: Iran arbitrarily detains children and represses protests
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