Submission Documents: Motion by Bailie Roza Salih:- "Council condemns the shocking killing of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini following her arrest in Tehran by Iran's so-called "morality" police for alleged dress code violations. Council believes Iran's "morality" police routinely subject women and girls to arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment for not complying with abusive, degrading and discriminatory compulsory laws. Council recognises protests are being brutally quashed by the Iranian authorities and met with a deadly crackdown. Council stands in solidarity with the Kurdish Women's Group, Glasgow Kurdish Community Association, Unity in the Kurdish Community/Scotland, Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan, Iranian Scottish Association and other Iranian community groups and those protesting in Iran and globally. Council supports the protestors call for "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" - meaning Woman, Life and Freedom. Council believes in women's rights and choices and that they should be free to decide what they wish to wear and be free from violence and discrimination. Council agrees with Amnesty International that there is a crisis of impunity in Iran, and it has emboldened the Iranian authorities to kill hundreds of protesters and torture and ill-treat thousands more in recent years without fear of consequences. Council condemns the use of violence in response to the expression of fundamental rights, by women or any other members of Iranian society, is wholly unjustifiable. Council calls on Iran to respect the right to peaceful assembly, to exercise restraint, and to release unfairly detained protesters. Council instructs the Chief Executive to write to the UK Government's Minister, Lord Ahmad to make an official statement on Mahsa's death to the UN Human Rights Council, of which UK is a member. Council calls for the UK to advocate for a joint statement or resolution with other members, and to immediately set up an independent UN mechanism to investigate and ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law in Iran." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission Motion by Bailie Roza Salih:- "Council condemns the shocking killing of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini following her arrest in Tehran by Iran's so-called "morality" police for alleged dress code violations. Council believes Iran's "morality" police routinely subject women and girls to arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment for not complying with abusive, degrading and discriminatory compulsory laws. Council recognises protests are being brutally quashed by the Iranian authorities and met with a deadly crackdown. Council stands in solidarity with the Kurdish Women's Group, Glasgow Kurdish Community Association, Unity in the Kurdish Community/Scotland, Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan, Iranian Scottish Association and other Iranian community groups and those protesting in Iran and globally. Council supports the protestors call for "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" - meaning Woman, Life and Freedom. Council believes in women's rights and choices and that they should be free to decide what they wish to wear and be free from violence and discrimination. Council agrees with Amnesty International that there is a crisis of impunity in Iran, and it has emboldened the Iranian authorities to kill hundreds of protesters and torture and ill-treat thousands more in recent years without fear of consequences. Council condemns the use of violence in response to the expression of fundamental rights, by women or any other members of Iranian society, is wholly unjustifiable. Council calls on Iran to respect the right to peaceful assembly, to exercise restraint, and to release unfairly detained protesters. Council instructs the Chief Executive to write to the UK Government's Minister, Lord Ahmad to make an official statement on Mahsa's death to the UN Human Rights Council, of which UK is a member. Council calls for the UK to advocate for a joint statement or resolution with other members, and to immediately set up an independent UN mechanism to investigate and ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law in Iran.".

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Item Minute - 27 October 2022 Minute Public Open Document in PDF Format
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