The Alahwazi Organization for Human Rights (A.O.H.R) strongly condemns the dawn raids and arbitrary arrests conducted by Iranian intelligence forces in the Mandali neighborhood of Ahwaz city on July 20, targeting Sunni Arab citizens over their religious beliefs.
The Organization has documented the names of several detainees:
* Saeed Obaidawi (25 years old)
* Hassan Kanani (known as "Abu Arkan", 38 years old)
* Jafar Shamousi
* Ismail Obaidawi (35 years old)
(All residents of the Mandali neighborhood, Ahwaz).
Security agents ransacked private residences, confiscated personal belongings, terrorized families and children, and transferred the detainees to an undisclosed location without presenting judicial warrants or formal charges.
Legal Qualification and International Violations:
These actions constitute grave breaches of fundamental human rights instruments:
* International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR):
* Article 9: Guarantees personal liberty, bans arbitrary detention, and mandates immediate notification of arrest reasons.
* Article 17: Protects against arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, and home.
* Article 18: Protects freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
* Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR):
* Articles 9, 12 & 18: Prohibit arbitrary arrest, protect the sanctity of the home, and guarantee religious freedom.
* International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance:
* Article 2: Criminalizes concealment of a detainee's whereabouts.
* Iranian Constitutional Norms:
* Article 23: Explicitly prohibits ideological investigation and religious persecution.
* Article 32: Forbids arrests without a written judicial warrant.
Alahwazi Organization for Human Rights (A.O.H.R) demands the immediate disclosure of their whereabouts and their unconditional release.