Urgent Action: Teacher trade unionist in need of medical care in Iran

Imprisoned Iranian teacher and trade unionist Mohammad Habibi is in poor health and is being denied the urgent specialized medical care he needs. He is a prisoner of conscience, serving 10 and a half years in prison solely for exercising his human rights. He must be immediately and unconditionally released.

Please write immediately in Persian, English or your own language, calling on the Iranian authorities to:

◼ Release Mohammad Habibi immediately and unconditionally as he is a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising his human rights, including through his trade union activism;

◼ Ensure that he is given immediate access to the specialized medical care doctors say he needs in a medical facility outside prison, in compliance with international standards and medical ethics, including the principles of confidentially, autonomy and informed consent;

◼ Investigate Mohammad Habibi’s allegations of torture or other ill-treatment, both in detention and during his arrests in March and May 2018, and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice in fair trials.

 

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 12 NOVEMBER 2018 TO:

Head of the Judiciary

Ayatollah Sadeghi Larijani

c/o Public Relations Office

Number 4, Dead end of 1 Azizi

Above Pasteur Intersection

Vali Asr Street, Tehran, Iran

Salutation: Your Excellency

Prosecutor General of Iran

Abbas Ja’fari Dolat Abadi

Office of the Prosecutor

Corner (Nabsh-e) of 15 Khordad Square

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Salutation: Mr.

 

And copies to:

Deputy for Human Rights and International Affairs, Ministry of Justice

Mahmoud Abbasi

Number 1638, Below Vali Asr Square Vali Asr Avenue,

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Email: dr.abbasi@sbmu.ac.ir

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country. H.E. Hamid Baeidinejad, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 16 Princes Gate London SW7 1PT, Tel: 02072254208 or 02072254209 Email: iranconsulate.lon@mfa.gov.ir

 

Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.