نامه 45 تن از حقوقدانان و کنشگران مدنی در واکنش به اعدام محسن شکاری، خطاب به دبیرکل سازمان ملل

Your Excellency, Secretary António Guterrez,

“And the judges would strike off the head of the accused to prove there was no doubt in their judgment.” Ahmad Shamloo, the great poet of freedom

We, the signatories of this letter, wish to draw your attention to the horrifying and disturbing reports that envelop are bloodied and troubled land since the epoch making “woman, life, freedom” movement emerging in all corners of this land:

1) The horrifying, hasty and extra-judicial execution of a 23 year old protestor, Mohsen Shekari, which resembled “Kangaroo and war time court.” His fate has plunged our country into deep shock and heavy sorrow. This brave young man who had joined the protests to claim his right to freedom. For merely participating in the protests in Tehran, even assuming the regime’s allegations about use of a cold weapon, exercising his right to self-defense, he was hastily condemned in an illegitimate revolutionary court, without a lawyer of his choice present, without an opportunity to defend himself, and in clear violation of the Islamic Republic’s position, namely the constitution, Islamic law, the code for criminal prosecution, as well as international treaties and conventions to which Iran is party.

2-We, the undersigned, all of whom are fundamentally opposed to capital punishment for its cruel and inhumane nature, strongly condemn this murder and since the revolutionary courts across Iran, especially Tehran, have issued death sentences for several protesters whose only crime is peaceful participation in the “woman, life, freedom” protests, with a view to immediately prevent these illegal and inhumane sentences from being imposed, which would make many families grief stricken, urgently ask your excellency, as the highest authority at this august institution, and as a man with a distinguished record in human rights, to use every legal lever to mobilize the international community and draw on the awakened conscience of the world, to directly and immediately call on the Islamic Republic to cease issuing such sentences. Following the condemnation of Iran at the UN Human Rights Council, to demand that the Islamic Republic to end the illegal judicial trials of the protesters, from children to others and that in the future to act according to domestic law as well as international laws and standards, with independent lawyers present…

3-In all the cities of Iran, the trials of the protesters, guided by security and intelligence officials,takes place in special branches where the judges on duty are not only responsible for the extensive and explicit violation of the law and humanitarian norms, but issue shocking and horrifying verdicts which, sadly, violate their oath of office.

4-We are sufficiently confident that it is only with your immediate reaction, that of world public opinion, as well as democratic governments in the free world, together with enlightened radical thinkers who love humanity that we can stop the machinery of executions and repression in Iran.

Sincerely,

Nayyereh Ansari، Nooshin Ahmadi Khorasani ، Hossein Ahmadi niaz، Mohammad Oliaeefard، Mahmoud Amiri Moghaddam، Afsaneh Borzouee، Mahnaz Parakand، Nayyereh Tohidi، Fariba Tavakoli، Farkhondeh Jabbar zadegan، Mehdi Jalali، Ramezan Haji Mashhadi،  Yalda Haddadi، Moein Khazaeli،  Hirbod Dehghani Azar، Saeid Dehghan، Hossein Raeisi،  Farzaneh Zilabi، Mohammad Seifzadeh،  Iman Soleimani، Amir Soltani، Nasrin Sotoudeh، Masoud Shams nejad، Golnaz Shahmirzadi، Mansoureh shojaee،  Nima Saffar، Mani Saffar، Shirin Ebadi، Mohsen Emadi،  Kazem Alamdari، Ramezanali Alipoor، Parastoo Forouhar Malek Ferahat، Mahin Ferahat، Mehrangiz Kar، Kazem Kardavani، Mahin Lotfian، Shirin Maleki،Ammar Maleki، Mohammad Moghimi، Azar Naeemian، Mahtab Nasirpoor، Elham Yousefian، Mohammad Yaghoubi