The Iranian
authorities amputated the hands and legs of five Baloch
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for international help to stop executions in
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attention of:
Amnesty
International, Human Rights Watch, United Nations Commissions for Human Rights and the European Parliament,
Journalists, Think Tanks and international community
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The Iranian
authorities amputated the hands and legs of five individuals as punishment for
alleged crimes in the volatile
All five men
had their right hand and left foot were severed, the
state-owned news agency ISNA said on Sunday.
The amputations
were carried out in the provincial capital Zahedan,
south-east
The five men
were identified as A. Rigi, A.B. Rigi,
A.R. Roudini, D. Pahlevan,
and M.A. Jalali.
They had been
charged with being “mohareb” (or “waging war on God”)
and “corruption on earth” for allegedly robbing people and taking hostages.
Iranian
authorities routinely execute dissidents on bogus charges such as armed robbery
and drug smuggling."
In
contravention to all human rights conventions and charters, the Iranian
authorities continue to hang, execute and dismember the human rights activists,
political workers, dissidents, and innocent young Baluch
of Iran. Only during the Christmas period, 30 Baluch
men were hanged or shot dead by security forces. After many years of
shooting to kill policy in
The Iranian
regime is pursuing two devastating policies of starving people of Balochisran from one hand and executing those who protest
against oppression and repression on the other hand. The Baluch people are the target of the most inhuman
discriminatory policies of the government. Mohammad Reza Sarawani, deputy of Social Affairs of Baluchistan province
announced that 76 percent of the Baluch people live
under the poverty line, The official news agency of Shana reported on 31
December 07. The official average figure for people who are living under poverty line in
The United
Nations declaration of human rights charter clearly recognises
in the Article 2.
"Everyone
is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration,
without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour,
sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin,
property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on
the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the
country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent,
trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty",
The United
Nations declaration of human rights compels the members:
"Whereas
the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in
fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in
the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social
progress and better standards of life in larger freedom."
The Iranian
regime has violated all the 30 articles of the Declaration of Human Rights
Charter in
We the
political parties and leaders of Baluchistan are seeking your support for
stopping these atrocities in
Balochistan Mobarizeen Movement