With the escalation of unilateral inhuman sanctions against the people of Iran on the pretext of Iran’s nuclear activities, which have caused countless economic and medicinal problems and a shortage of vital medical equipment in Iran, a petition has been prepared entitled International Solidarity against Inhuman Sanctions, prepared by NGOs in Consultative Status to ECOSOC, which calls for the joining of NGOs, associations and civil society activists and citizens.
Following the collection of signatures this petition will be sent to international officials and institutions such as the UN Secretary General,
the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, US and EU officials and the outcome followed up.
ISAIS asked Iran Review.Org to send this request to its readers and members and to encourage them to join to the campaign voluntarily.
Best Regards
Firouzeh Mirrazavi
Deputy Editor
Iran Review.Org
Iran-Tehran
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The imposition of sanctions against Iran by the West, the United States in particular over the recent months on the pretext of Iranian nuclear activities, is done in such way that not only the economic activities, but a major part of the everyday private and social living of the people are affected. Although the US imposed sanctions on Iran program go back more than thirty years, the full support of the EU, and also forcing other countries to observe these sanctions, has brought along new and unprecedented repercussions.
Even though by calling these sanctions targeted, they pretend the aim of these sanctions is solely to affect the Iranian nuclear programme, but the unprecedented restrictions that have been imposed on Iran’s financial transactions in the global market, turns the Iranian people into the main target of these sanctions. Now the effects of sanctions on the people are so visible that even USA research institutes’ reports stress on sanctions being the main reason behind many problems, such as shortage of medicine and some vital goods and commodities, which have negative effects on medical treatment, particularly specific diseases and children. Also the humanitarian activities of NGOs have been affected by these sanctions.
The general debate of the prohibition of sanctions and specific forced unilateral sanctions in specific terms, due to the negative effects on the enjoyment of human rights, include a vast volume of international human rights documents in themselves. For example the spirit and contents of the majority of the articles of four important human rights documents and resolutions reflect the prohibition of sanctions and encouragement to dialogue, cooperation and respect to the fundamental rights of human beings:
1 – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2 – Declaration of Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
3 – Resolution on the Prohibition of Unilateral Coercive Measures.
4 – Resolution on the Enhancement of International Cooperation in the field of Human Rights.
And this is while US Government and Congress and EU measures in the imposition of harsh and unwise sanctions against the Iranian economy contradict all the principles of the aforementioned documents.
As a collective of non-governmental organizations and civil society institutions active in the field of human rights, regardless of our political tendencies, we warn against the violation and abuse of human rights that are resulting from these sanctions against the Iranian people.
We call upon the United States of America to remain committed to international human rights laws and principles, and to put an end to these unilateral sanctions against the Iranian people, and for compensation as needed.
We, the undersigned, call upon United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms to seriously pursue this subject, not only to speed up the lifting of sanctions against Iran, but also to create an atmosphere where no Member State of the UN can unilaterally use sanctions as a tool to coerce another Member State into doing what it wants.
