Amnesty International calls for the release of civil activist Farhad Meysami
Amnesty International called on Iranian authorities to release human rights activist Farhad Meysami.
Last week, intelligence officials searched the homes of several civil society activists and political prisoners, including Nasrin Sotoudeh and Farhad Meysami. According to the families of the political prisoners, the agents were looking for “breast badges” related to the protests by the girls of Enghelab Street against the mandatory hijab.
Mandatory hijab violates women's human rights and is contrary to the principle of prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Protesting human rights violations is not a crime and is the right of every human being.
Free Farhad Meysami and abolish compulsory hijab https://t.co/5rV68RVES8 #FreeMeysami pic.twitter.com/p0GL9eD3OW
— Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) August 27, 2018
Amnesty International's statement released on Monday, September 25, states: "Compulsory hijab violates women's human rights and is contrary to the principle of prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Protesting human rights violations is not a crime and is the right of every human being."
Farhad Meysami, a civil activist, physician, and former publisher of entrance exam preparation books for Ayandesazan Publishing, was arrested on August 29 and has been on a hunger strike since then.
In recent years, she had participated in some sit-ins and protest rallies regarding prisoners' rights and compulsory hijab.
Source: Voice of America
