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Amnesty International on Mr. Mahmood Salehi
To:
Health professionals
From:
Medical office / Middle East Program
Date:
10 November 2000
MEDICAL LETTER WRITING ACTION MA 25/00
Iran: Mahmood Salehi
Amnesty International is concerned at reports that
Mahmood Salehi, a 38-year-old trade unionist and political prisoner in
Iran, is seriously ill and has not received medical care. Mahmood Salehi
reportedly has developed problems in his one remaining kidney.
Mahmood Salehi, born in 1962, is the President of the
Baker's Union in the city of Saqqez. He was arrested at the end of August
and sentenced to ten month's imprisonment. He reportedly was convicted for
his efforts to organize workers and defend worker's rights and is
reportedly being held at Saqqez City prison. According to reports Mahmood
Salehi has been imprisoned on four previous occasions for political
reasons - in 1983, 1985, 1995 and in 1999. Mahmood Salehi is married with
two children aged 9 and 11. At the end of October, Mahmood Salehi
reportedly started to have problems in his one remaining kidney. When his
wife visited him, two people had to carry him to see her. His wife asked
the prison governor to allow her husband to have medical treatment, but
this apparently was refused.
Amnesty International does not have further details
of his condition, but believes the reports to be credible and has serious
concerns given the nature of his disease.
Recommended actions introducing yourself as a
concerned health professional;
- expressing concern at reports of ill-health of
Mahmood Salehi, in particular reports of serious kidney disease;
- seeking information about the diagnosis and current
health of Mahmood Salehi, reportedly imprisoned in Saqqez City prison;
- seeking information about the medical services
available in the prison;
- urging that Mahmood Salehi is provided with
adequate medical care according to his needs as provided for by
international human rights standards such as the UN Standard Minimum Rules
for the Treatment of Prisoners [Article 22].
Addresses:
President, His Excellency
Hojjatoleslam val Moslemin Sayed Mohammad Khatami
The Presidency, Palestine
Avenue
Azerbaijan Intersection
Tehran, Islamic Republic of
Iran
Telegrams: President Khatami, Tehran, Iran
Salutation: Your Excellency
Minister of Health
H.E. Mohammad Farhadi
Ministry of Health
Jomhouri-e Eslami Avenue
Tehran, Islamic Repubic of
Iran
Ministry of Justice, Park-e
Shahr,
Tehran, Islamic Republic of
Iran
Telegrams: Head of the Judiciary, Tehran, Iran
Salutation: Your Excellency
Copies:
Minister of Foreign Affairs
His Excellency Kamal
Kharrazi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sheikh Abdolmajid Keshk-e
Mesri Avenue
Tehran, Islamic Republic of
Iran
Mr Mohammad Hassan Zia'i-Far
Secretary, Islamic Human
Rights Commission
PO Box 13165-137
Tehran, Islamic Republic of
Iran
Faxes: 011 98 21 204 0541
Please read the monthly Urgent Action Network
Newsletter posted on the web at: http://www.amnesty-USA.org/urgact/newslett.html
Urgent Action Network
Amnesty International USA
PO Box 1270
Nederland CO 80466-1270
Email: sharriso@aiusa.org
http://www.amnestyusa.org/urgact/
Phone: 303 258 1170
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303 258 7881
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