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Conférence de presse du CDH - Rapport de mission d'enquête sur l'Iran - 18 mars 2024
Dernier rapport et conclusions de la Mission indépendante d'établissement des faits sur la République islamique d'Iran.
Orateurs :
- Sara Hossain, Présidente de la Mission d'établissement des faits
- Shaheen Sardar Ali, Membre de la Mission d'établissement des faits
- Viviana Krsticevic, Membre de la Mission d'établissement des faits
HISTOIRE : Rapport : Mission d'enquête sur l'Iran
TRT : 2:36”
SOURCE : UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS : AUCUNE
LANGUE : ANGLAIS / NATS
FORMAT D'IMAGE : 16:9
18 mars 2024 GENÈVE, SUISSE
- Plan extérieur moyen : allée des drapeaux de l'ONU
- Plan large : orateurs à la conférence de presse
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Sara Hossain, Présidente de la Mission d'enquête : “Nous avons observé des réponses assez brutales. L'ensemble de l'appareil d'État a été mobilisé avec des forces de sécurité utilisant des armes à feu, y compris des AK-47 et des Uzis, comme nous l'avons documenté dans certaines zones, entraînant des blessures et des décès. Des chiffres crédibles que nous avons trouvés font état de jusqu'à 551 décès, dont au moins 49 femmes et 68 enfants, et nous avons constaté que ceux-ci se sont produits dans 26 des 31 provinces de l'Iran sur plusieurs mois.”
- Plan large : orateurs au podium lors de la conférence de presse
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Sara Hossain, Présidente de la Mission d'enquête : “Nous avons également constaté qu'il y avait des arrestations et des détentions arbitraires massives. Nous avons trouvé des incidents de torture et de mauvais traitements en détention, des manifestants étant battus même pendant leur arrestation. Et ensuite quand ils étaient en détention aussi. Nous avons trouvé des cas de torture, en particulier de violence sexuelle, de violence basée sur le genre. Nous avons trouvé des cas de viol en réunion, de viol avec un objet, une femme étant systématiquement pelotée et touchée tout au long du processus et souvent abordée en termes extraordinairement misogynes.”
- Plan large : caméramans filmant
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Sara Hossain, Présidente de la Mission d'enquête : “Ce que nous avons constaté, c'est que les forces de sécurité tiraient sur les manifestants et aussi sur les passants à très courte distance de manière ciblée, causant des blessures à la tête, au cou, au torse, aux parties génitales, mais particulièrement aux yeux. Et nous avons trouvé des centaines de manifestants avec ces blessures qui changent la vie, dont beaucoup sont maintenant aveugles et marqués à vie comme dissidents.”
- Plan moyen : orateur au podium avec des journalistes dans la salle de presse
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Shaheen Sardar Ali, Membre de la Mission d'enquête : “Nous avons enregistré le plus grand nombre de décès en une seule journée, avec plus de 100 meurtres commis par les forces de sécurité lors de l'incident dit du Vendredi Sanglant.”
- Plan large : orateurs à la conférence de presse
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) - Viviana Krsticevic, Membre de la Mission d'enquête : ”La République islamique d'Iran est obligée de respecter ces principes et de prendre en conséquence des mesures concrètes pour réparer les torts infligés à des milliers de manifestants, traiter les violations en cours et éradiquer les causes profondes de ces violations.”
- Plan large, journalistes dans la salle de presse
- Gros plan, journaliste écoutant
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