INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
measures (UCMs) on the enjoyment of human rights, issued a press release late on Wednesday about preliminary assessments of her visit to the
The press release, which is published on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights website, lists the consequences
unilateral sanctions against Iran, coupled with secondary sanctions against third-parties, over-compliance and zero-risking policies by
businesses and financial institutions, exacerbate existing humanitarian and economic challenges and negatively affect the lives of the
costs and in certain cases complete absence of specialized medicines and medical equipment due to sanctions-induced trade and financial
its financial institutions, along with numerous national companies has led to severe drop of state revenues, rising inflation, growing
poverty rates, and scarcity of resources to guarantee the basic needs of those most in need.The Special Rapporteur highlighted several other
and further development of essential infrastructure; the difficulties to expand social support programs in the context of rising prices and
unemployment rates, including in support of the growing population of Afghan refugees; impediments in the business and industrial
development due to absence of raw materials, inability to process international payments, and restrictions in accessing new technologies;
deterioration of environmental security; challenges regarding natural disaster prevention, response and recovery, due to the bans of imports
of specialized equipment and humanitarian provisions; rising challenges in the operations of international and local non-governmental
cultural heritage, sports, and its overall engagement with international organizations and associations due to travel bans and the inability
to process payments of membership fees.She expressed concerns that the existing unilateral sanctions as a punitive action violate, at the
very least, obligations arising from universal and regional human rights instruments, many of which have a peremptory character, including
activity under their jurisdiction or control does not result in human rights violations, and in this regard I call on sanctioning States, in
particular the United States, to observe the principles and norms of international law, including with regard to the peaceful settlement of
international disputes and to lift all unilateral measures, in particular on those areas affecting the human rights and the lives of all the
access to information and new technologies; enhanced engagement by international organizations for humanitarian purposes and for the
continuous monitoring of the negative impact of UCMs on the enjoyment of human rights; unfreezing of the foreign assets of Iranian financial
institutions; multi-stakeholder discussions towards the development of guiding principles on secondary sanctions, over-compliance and human
efforts and measures to mitigate the negative impact of UCMs in different sectors, especially for the most vulnerable population categories,
sanctions-induced economic hardships coupled with the persistent effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have multifaceted and cumulative effects
national and local government institutions, non-governmental organizations, associations, humanitarian actors, businesses, UN entities,
academia as well as the diplomatic community
In addition to the capital Tehran, she also visited Karaj and Isfahan.The Special Rapporteur will present a comprehensive report to the UN
