Free Iranian Student Maryam Salehi, "Missing" Months After Being Arrested
- Target:
- Ahmed Shaheed, UN, UNHCHR, State Department, EU, Navi Pillay, Ban Ki-Moon, European Parliament
- Region:
- GLOBAL
- Website:
- www.iranian.com
Maryam Salehi, 24, a university student and resident of Tehran and a member of Mothers in Support of Human Rights in Iran in addition to several other human rights campaigns, was arrested early Wednesday, August 15 at her father's home in Arak.
Maryam Salehi's mother, Sedigheh Mahouri, told Melli-Mazhabi website that the forces who entered the Salehi home did not present a warrant or any form of identification. They treated the family in a very humiliating way and took some of the family's personal belongings with them.
Since her arrest, despite efforts made by Maryam Salehi's family and friends, no information about her detention location has emerged. Maryam Salehi's family remain concerned about her conditions and ask for help from human rights organizations.
WHEREAS: Maryam Salehi is clearly a prisoner of conscience arrested solely for peacefully exercising her rights to freedom of expression and association;
AND WHEREAS: Her continued detention is therefore illegal under Article 18, Section 1, and Article 19, Sections 1 and 2, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as Article 24 of the Iranian Consitution;
AND WHEREAS: The fact that her whereabouts remain unknown raises severe concerns for her well-being, especially in light of the recent death-under-torture of another Iranian activist while in custody;
THEREFORE: We, the undersigned, demand that the international community bring ALL POSSIBLE PRESSURE to bear upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to IMMEDIATELY and UNCONDTIONALLY account for the whereabouts and well-being of Maryam Salehi, and to effect her immediate release from custody.
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The Free Iranian Student Maryam Salehi, "Missing" Months After Being Arrested petition to Ahmed Shaheed, UN, UNHCHR, State Department, EU, Navi Pillay, Ban Ki-Moon, European Parliament was written by John S. Burke and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition.