WMA(15.01.2015) The World Medical Association has
written to Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei, to urge for the
immediate release of the jailed Iranian cleric Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni
Boroujerdi, who is serving an 11 year prison sentence.
WMA President Dr. Xavier Deau said that Kazemeyni
Boroujerdi was in urgent need of medical treatment and should be released as a
prisoner of conscience.
In his letter, Dr. Deau writes: ‘According to
Amnesty International and the Boroujerdi Civil Rights Group, Mr. Kazemeini
Boroujerdi suffers from a number of illnesses, including diabetes, asthma,
Parkinson’s disease, kidney and heart problems and severe pain in his legs and
waist. He has also reportedly gone partly blind in one of his eyes. His health
conditions have apparently worsened and he collapses frequently.
‘Amnesty International considers that he is a
prisoner of conscience, for advocating the separation of religion and state. He
has been under increased pressure to write and sign “confessions” which he
refused.
‘We are extremely concerned by this situation
that reveal flagrant violations of medical ethics principles and human rights
standards. The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable
standard of physical and mental health is a fundamental element of human rights
enshrined in article 14 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural rights that the Islamic Republic of Iran has ratified in 1976.
‘We are calling, through you, on the Iranian
authorities to ensure as a matter of urgency that Mr. Kazemeini Boroujerdi is
protected from torture and other ill-treatment, further that he is granted any
medical attention he may require, outside the prison if necessary, as
recommended by the prison clinic. Furthermore, being a prisoner of conscience,
we respectfully submit to release him immediately and unconditionally.
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