The convicted men “had all four fingers on their right hand amputated, leaving only the palm and thumb.”
OHCHR To be deeply concerned that amputation is imminent.
Guillotine has been installed
Of the eight prisoners, seven were identified as Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharafian, Mehdi Shahivand, Amir Shirmard, Morteza Jalili, Ebrahim Rafiei, Yaghoub and Fazeli Koushki.
Seven people are currently being held at Greater Tehran Central Prison, and Mr Rostami’s whereabouts remain unknown after he was transferred from prison on June 12.
“All of them were likely transferred to Tehran’s Evin prison, where reports say a finger cutting guillotine was recently installed and used on May 31 Ms. Shamdasani said.
The first attempt to transfer the men took place on June 11 but was halted due to resistance from fellow inmates, she added.
End corporal punishment
Iran’s civil society organizations report that at least 237 people, most of them from the poorer sections of society, were sentenced to amputation between January 1, 2000 and September 24, 2020. .
Sentencing was carried out in at least 129 cases.
“We also call on Iran urgently review its criminal sanctions to eliminate all forms of corporal punishmentMs. Shamdasani said, including amputation, stoning and stoning, are consistent with the country’s obligations under international human rights law and with the recommendations of United Nations human rights mechanisms. Country.
She recalled that the country was the side of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rightsprohibition of torture, or other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.
