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11/20 Post 6 Human Rights in Iran
Humanitarian law are the rules that regulate the conduct of war. These laws protect civilians and infrastructure, and also regulate what warfare can be utilized. In 1988, the Iranian government violated these rules by torturing and executing political prisoners. This order was given by Ayatollah Khomeini and performed by prisons and Iranian officials across the country. Anywhere between 2,800-30,000 of a these prisoners were executed, some of which were put on display by being hung on cranes for the public to see. Horrific and unfair treatment to those that oppose the Iranian regime has not yet ceased.
Iran has never abided by any human rights and continues to violate them, regardless of backlash. In the wake of the Mahsa Amini protests rocking the country, at least 378 people, and 47 children have been killed by police. One of these children, 10 year old Kian Pirfalak, and his family were shot at by police as they were driving. His story has bolstered the cry for intervention from UNICEF. In response, the UN Human Rights Council will be holding a private session in Geneva this Thursday to address these human rights abuses. If an investigative mechanism can emerge from this, evidence of Irans heinous crimes can be officially examined and preserved for further use.
