Enforced Disappearances in Iran: A Continuing Violation from the 1980s to the Present

Dr. Grażyna Baranowska, a member of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, focused on victims whose fates and burial places remain unknown. She emphasized that enforced disappearance is not merely a historical event, but an ongoing, continuous violation that persists until the fate and whereabouts of the disappeared are fully established. This distinction is crucial for accountability efforts and provides a essential legal foundation for the families of victims from the 1980s massacres.

The UN Working Group currently has 617 outstanding cases concerning Iran. Dr. Baranowska stated that the body has repeatedly urged Iranian authorities to locate, protect, and preserve both mass and unmarked grave sites, while demanding exhumations and formal investigations conducted in strict accordance with international standards.


Addressing contemporary violations, Dr. Baranowska highlighted recent disappearances targeting protesters, as well as religious and ethnic minorities, clarifying that even brief detentions concealed for a few days or weeks legally constitute enforced disappearance. She stressed that the families themselves remain primary victims who possess fundamental rights to truth, reparations, and memorialization, while the state maintains an absolute, continuing duty to investigate these crimes and prosecute perpetrators.

https://www.maryam-rajavi.com/en/conference-seeking-justice-for-victims-of-the-1988-massacre/

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