Another Iranian woman and her 4 years old daughter Stranded at Casablanca International Airport

A few days after saving Ms. Zahra KAMALFAR and her children form a tragedy in Moscow airport, IFIR has been informed from other dramatic events like Ms. Kamalfar story in the Moscow international airport but now in the Morocco and at Casablanca international airport.

Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh and her 4 years old daughter are stranded at Casablanca International Airport.

Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh was forced to flee Iran with her child on February 2007 to save her life from ill-treatment, sexual violation, rape and insecurities. She and her child went to Turkey. She received a false passport arranged by a smuggler. Parisa and her child travelled from Turkey, transiting through Morocco on their way to Europe. On 3 march 2007, when they arrived in Morocco, the authenticity of their passports was questioned. Parisa made asylum claims but their asylum claims were not consider by Moroccan authorities and then they were sent back to Turkey. Turkish authorities also returned them to Morocco again; they are now in the transit hall of the international airport in Casablanca, Morocco.

The Moroccan authorities want to send Parisa and her child back to Iran. Parisa is afraid to return to Iran as she believes she will be raped, tortured and possibly murdered.

In the case of Ms. Parisa, there is a serious violation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights which requires immediate attention of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in order to save her from pervasive abuse of authority from Iran and Morocco, degrading human condition which is caused by Turkish and Moroccan authority as well as the (UNHCR) failure for not fulfilling it is obligation toward refugee claimant, this family is facing unfair deportation at any moment and upon their return to Iran, this family will face serious consequences as follow, they shall be subject to an imminent suffering ill-treatments, and sexual assault upon their deportation to their country Iran.

IFIR believes that Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh fulfils the criteria for refugee recognition detailed in relevant international guidelines. Therefore IFIR strongly urges the Moroccan and UNHCR authorities to visit her case and grant her refugee recognition based on her well-founded fear of future persecution and imprisonment. 

The deportation of Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh from Morocco to Iran would violate the most fundamental principle of international refugee law, the principle of -non-refoulement, which prohibits the forcible return of a person to a country where there is a risk of grave human rights abuses.

IFIR considers the forcible return of Iranian refugees and asylum seekers to be a violation of the principle of non-refoulement. This principle prohibits the forcible return of a person to a country where their life or freedom would be threatened. It is a principle of customary international law, which binds all states. Morocco is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which prohibits torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Please send appeals immediately:

·          Calling on them to immediately protect Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh as a refugee;

·          Stressing that the forcible return of any person to a country where they are at risk of torture or ill-treatment is a violation of the principle of non-refoulement;

To the UNHCR in Morocco:

·          Calling on them to intervene to secure the release of Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh and to uphold their duty to protect those to whom they have granted refugee status.

·          Calling on them to provide dignifying living condition for victims.

·          Calling on them to put stop on Moroccan authority for their harsh treatment of victims.

·          Urge them to afford Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh protection and grant her recognition as a refugee.

Please send your letters to the UNHCR Geneva office as well as the UNHCR office in Morocco. Please remember to send a copy of your letters to our organization as well.  A sample letter is provided for your convenience.

Asking other free citizens to sign the below petition and to contact the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees by any means of communication and let them know that they have responsibility as well as accountability to protect refugee.

APPEALS TO:

Minister of Interior

M. Chakib Benmoussa

Secrétariat du Ministre : +212 37 76 56 60 - 037 76 05 26

Fax : +212 37 76 20 56

Minister of Foreign Trade

Mr. Mustapha Mechahouri

Address: Avenue F. Roosevelt - Rabat - MOROCCO

Phone: (+212) 37 76 15 83 , (+212) 37 76 11 23 , (+212) 37 76 21 95

Fax: (+212) 37 76 55 08 , (+212) 37 76 46 79

E-mail: mail@maec.gov.ma     

Ministere@mce.gov.ma  

UNHCR:

Address: 21 Rue de Moineaux

Casablanca

Tel: + 212 (0) 22 25 33 14 / 31 / 36

Fax: + 212 (0) 22 25 36 48

E-mail: morca@unhcr.ch

Please send appeals immediately. For further information, contact Farshad Hoseini with Tel: 0031 6304 140 73 or E-mail farshadhoseini@yahoo.com .

IFIR is an international non-governmental organization with over 42 branches in 16 countries worldwide which advocates promoting and protecting the rights of Iranian refugees and asylum seekers; provides evidentiary support through its Documentation Centre; and provides referrals for services.

This Urgent Action may be reposted if kept intact, including contact information and stop action date (if applicable).

Thank you for your help with this appeal.

Urgent Action Network

IFIR

Postbus 1312

5602BH Eindhoven, Netherlands

Email  farshadhoseini@yahoo.com   or

http://www.hambastegi.org  

Phone: 31 6304 140 73

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END OF URGENT ACTION APPEAL

SAMPLE LETTER

RE: Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh 

To Whom It May Concern:

I / My Organization am / are writing to express my strongest concern over the fate of Ms. Parisa Soraya Ivrigh who is in Morocco transit airport and  is in danger of deportation to Iran.

I / My Organization urge(s) the Morocco government to immediately grant her refugee status and protection and cancel all her deportation orders.  I also urge the UNHCR to grant her refugee recognition. The International Federation of Iranian Refugees (IFIR) demands that Ms. Ivrigh be granted refugee status.

I am awaiting your immediate intervention in this life-threatening situation.  Needless to say, the Morocco government and UNHCR in Morocco will be held accountable for Ms. Ivrigh and her daughter’s lives and freedom.

Signed

Name

Organization

CC: farshadhoseini@yahoo.com