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Iran Prison Rape of Virgins Before
Execution, Sexual Torture - Film
Documentary Film Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXasfj-ihk&feature=youtu.be-
June 25, 2013 - In
anticipation of 26 June, the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture,
JFI is announcing the on-line release of its documentary Final Moments. In
this groundbreaking production victims and witnesses recall experiences
involving rape of virgin girls prior to execution and sexual torture at the
hands of Islamic Republic prison authorities since 1979.
The film was premiered at JFI’s recent international
symposium on 8 June in
Almost two hundred victims voluntarily provided testimonies pertaining
to horrific details of various forms of torture they were subjected to while in
custody. In addition to Crimes and Impunity JFI
produced a policy brief Raped Out of Paradise outlining
illegal Islamic Republic policies tantamount to crimes against humanity, and
steps foreign policy makers, the international community including the European
Union and the United Nations, must take to end the culture of impunity
prevalent among Islamic Republic authorities and agencies.
Through the on-line release of Final Moments JFI calls on
the Islamic Republic of Iran, a signatory of the International Bill of Human
Rights, to live up to its state responsibilities by both protecting the rights
of Iranians who have been subjected to torture in Islamic Republic prisons and
preventing future violations.
To mark this UN international day a number of independent experts have
highlighted the practice of torture throughout the globe, the need for a
victim-centric approach to its elimination and the steps necessary to not only
seek reparation but to prevent future violations. The call for action to mark
this important day is available at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/Acallforactioninsupportofvictimsoftorture.aspx
To find out more about JFI and its recent publications and production on
sexual torture in