Amnesty calls for arrest of 87 Iran officials over 'crimes against humanity' during protests

Amnesty International has called for the arrest of 87 Iranian officials for crimes against humanity during the 2022 Woman Life Freedom protests, according to a report titled "Architects of Atrocities: State Machinery Orchestrating Crimes Against Humanity in Iran’s 2022 Woman Life Freedom Uprising." The report details the repression of anti-government protesters, with 377 verified deaths, including 56 children, who were disproportionately from the Kurdish and Balochi minorities.

Amnesty International's secretary general, Agnes Callamard, stated that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity, including murder, torture, enforced disappearance, imprisonment, rape, and persecution on political, gender, ethnic, and religious grounds. The organization is calling for an international criminal justice mechanism to ensure accountability and urged the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Iran to the International Criminal Court.

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