Yousef Kakeh Meimi
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2013-025-002
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2013
- From Country
- 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
- Dates of prior UN action
- 28 February 2013
- 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
members of the Kurdish community currently held in Orumiyeh Priso
- Type of rights defended
- Caste/Ethnic minorities' rights/Racism
- Civil/political 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
charged with “contacting the office of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran”, “reporting prison news to human rights organizations”, “propaganda against the system inside prison” and “contacting Nawroz TV
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Special Procedures: country
- Dates of engagement
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Submission of information to UN
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 11 December 2012
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- West Azerbaijan Province
- Reprisal information
On 11 October 2012, the five prisoners were reportedly transferred to a Ministry of Intelligence detention centre, where they were interrogated and kept in solitary confinement for two months. During their interrogation, they were allegedly severely tortured, threatened and denied contact with their families and lawyers. On 11 December 2012, they were individually transferred to Branch One of the Orumiyeh Revolutionary Court, where Mr. Tamouee was tried on charges of “contacting the office of the Special Rapporteur” and ”reporting prison news to human rights organizations and media abroad”, The other four were questioned and informed that they would face charges of “propaganda against the regime in favour of PJAK Party inside Orumiyeh Prison” and contact with [the Kurdish language television station] Nawroz TV
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Charge/Investigation/Prosecution - General
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Physical attack: Torture/Cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment
- 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
- 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