AhlulBayt News Agency: Deputy Chief of Iran’s Judiciary and Secretary of the Human Rights Headquarters, strongly criticized the UN Security Council and human rights mechanisms performance in addressing the crimes committed by the Zionist regime and the US against Iran and described the attacks on critical infrastructure as “environmental genocide” and war crimes.
Nasser Seraj stated in an interview that the February 28th deadly attack on a girls’ school in the southern city of Minab was undoubtedly a war crime and a clear violation of fundamental human rights.
The Iranian official emphasized that the UN Security Council must condemn this massacre as a war crime and pursue it through legal and judicial channels. He noted that, unfortunately, due to the US regime's veto power, the Security Council has effectively lost its impact and is unable to fulfill its duties.
“Furthermore, the Human Rights Council must also take action to pursue the responsibility of those who ordered and carried out the crime against the Minab school,” he added.
He also criticized the numerous attacks on Iranian medical centers during the 40-day war, saying: “Attacking medical facilities is not only a war crime but also the breaking of a taboo that the international community established to protect the most vulnerable moments of human life.”
He stated that the deliberate targeting of centers such as Gandhi Hospital, Khatam al-Anbia Hospital, medical centers in Bandar Abbas, Zahedan, Ahvaz, and most notably the Pasteur Institute, is a clear example of the widespread and purposeful destruction of Iran’s vital infrastructure.
Referring to the numerous American and Israeli attacks on residential homes across various Iranian cities, Seraj described these strikes on purely civilian sites—which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of thousands of Iranian citizens, including innocent women and children—as deeply regrettable and tragic, plunging all Iranians into profound grief.
The legal official of the Islamic Republic of Iran further pointed to attacks on vital infrastructure such as oil depots, refineries, the power grid, and water facilities. He stated that these attacks, in addition to being clear violations of international humanitarian law, pose a direct threat to the right to health and the right to the environment for millions of Iranian citizens.
Seraj also addressed the actions of certain Persian Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates, regarding the deportation of Iranian citizens during the 40-day war, describing this behavior a clear violation of fundamental international law and human rights.
“By adopting discriminatory policies—such as the widespread and collective cancellation of visas and residency permits for Iranians, the seizure of property and investments, the forced expulsion of students and employees of Iranian institutions, and the prohibition of travel and entry for Iranians—these countries have committed clear violations of the principles of equality, non-discrimination, the right to life, the right to property, and the prohibition of collective punishment.”
He concluded that these measures, taken during wartime against a vulnerable community dependent on economic and family ties, are considered clear examples of arbitrary and discriminatory behavior and a violation of those countries’ human rights obligations.
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