Saeed Shirzad

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2015-024-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2015
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 32.427908

Longitude: 53.688046

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Iran
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Country
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
21 October 2014
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Male
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

a human rights activist and member of the Society for Defending Street and Working Children in Iran

Type of rights defended
  • Children’s rights
  • Unclear in SG Report
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Unclear; charge "cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran"

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: country
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Dates of mentioned reprisals
2 June 2014; 18 August 2014
Location of mentioned reprisals
Tabriz; Tehran
Reprisal information

Mr. Shirzad was arrested on 2 June 2014 by officials from the Ministry of Intelligence in Tabriz and transferred to Evin prison in Tehran, where he was held in solitary confinement for two months. On 18 August, he was allegedly verbally informed of the charges against him, which included cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Charge/Investigation/Prosecution - General
  • Detention/Imprisonment: Detention/Imprisonment - General
  • Other
Alleged/likely perpetrators
State actors
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Government response dates
11 June 2015
Government response content

In its reply dated 11 June 2015, the Government totally refuted the allegations of reprisals against Mr. Shirzad for cooperating with the Special Rapporteur (A/HRC/30/27, case IRN 25/2014)

Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0