Iran’s Nobel Laureate Mohammadi denied medical remedy, say UN specialists

United Nations specialists on Tuesday accused Iran of failing to offer correct healthcare to Narges Mohammadi, the jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate, AFP reported.

The specialists reported that Mohammadi endured bodily violence earlier this month. Based on her household, Mohammadi, an acclaimed human rights activist who received the 2023 Nobel Prize for her activism, was injured in clashes involving feminine inmates at Tehran’s Evin jail earlier this August.

The specialists famous that Mohammadi “was reportedly subjected to bodily violence” on August 6, throughout which she “allegedly misplaced consciousness, and sustained accidents to her ribcage and different components of her physique.” Whereas Iranian authorities admitted to a confrontation, they attributed the incident to Mohammadi’s “provocation” and denied any prisoner abuse.

Mohammadi, 52, has been imprisoned since November 2021 and has spent a lot of the previous decade out and in of jail. The UN specialists expressed grave considerations over her bodily and psychological well-being in a joint assertion, urging Iranian authorities to launch her instantly and guarantee she receives complete medical care at once, in addition to different detainees.

The specialists highlighted that Mohammadi has been enduring extreme again and knee ache, together with a herniated spinal disc, based mostly on medical evaluations. They instructed that the denial of medical care appears supposed to punish and silence her, elevating severe considerations about her proper to well being and well-being. 

The specialists additionally famous a sample of detainee mistreatment in Iran, which they indicated would possibly quantity to torture and inhumane remedy. They reiterated requires the instant launch of human rights defenders and all arbitrarily detained people in Iran.

Mohammadi continues to advocate for human rights and help protests that emerged in Iran following the dying of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, who had been arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s strict gown code for girls.