Hajar Saeedi, a women’s rights activist transferred to Sanandaj central prison

Human Rights in Iran – Wednesday, June 17th 2020/ After the interrogation process and being charged, Hajar Saeedi, a women’s rights activist living in Sanandaj (Kurdistan Province) was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison.

According to Human Rights in Iran, on Wednesday, June 17th 2020, after the completion of interrogation proceedings and being charged, Hajar Saeedi, a women’s rights activist, incarcerated in one of the detention centers of Sanandaj security organs, was transferred to the women’s ward of Sanandaj Central Prison.

As reported, this women’s rights activist was transferred to the women’s ward in Sanandaj Central Prison, after being interrogated and charged.

On June 7th (2020), Hajar Saeedi was arrested after security forces raided her home in Sanandaj and took her to an undisclosed location.

The suppression of citizens and the imposition of security charges against them are among the cases violating Human Rights, and is in the line of the repression of Freedom of Speech in Iran, which there is an emphasis on it in International Instrument of Human Rights, in Article 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as Article 19 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 16 December 1966.

Also the individuals’ right to a fair trial is one of the inalienable rights accentuated in Article 10 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In most cases, the extrajudicial and arbitrary detention of citizens and civil activists with vage and trumped-up accusations is in the line of suppression of Freedom of Expression and opinion, which in International Instrument of Human Rights, in Article 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as in Article 19 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on December 16th 1966, there is emphasis on not suppressing of the individuals because of Freedom of Expression and opinion. Regarding the Principle of Freedom of Expression, every individual has the right to express his/her opinions and viewpoints in any way possible, without considering border restrictions.

Article 5 of the Criminal Procedure Code stipulates that the accused should be informed of the charges and provided access to a lawyer as soon as possible. Other defensive rights are mentioned in law, but extrajudicial actions taken by the security services violate the laws that they themselves drafted and claim to be enforced.

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