WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights Activists (HRA) welcomes the coordinated actions taken by the United States and its allies to impose targeted sanctions on Iranian officials implicated in human rights violations. These sanctions also specifically target officials in Iranian prison systems who are responsible for human right abuses in prison, including the use of torture and sexual assaults against prisoners, the denial of medical care to political prisoners, the violent suppression of protesters protesting their conditions, and the kidnapping of regime critics abroad.

This decisive measure underscores a collective commitment to hold accountable those responsible for violations against the Iranian people.

Among those sanctioned are individuals with documented records of severe abuses. HRA emphasizes that our initiative, Spreading Justice, is a vital resource in this effort. Through comprehensive documentation and profiling of violators, Spreading Justice provides critical information that supports coordinated actions by the international community.

HRA urges continued vigilance and coordinated pressure, alongside consultations with civil society, to uphold human rights and accountability.

A number of the targeted individuals have been extensively reviewed by HRA’s Spreading Justice. For more information on the sanctioned individuals, please visit the following profiles:

• • Ali Abdi: General Office of Prisons Organization in Khorasan Razavi Province
  • Ahmad Reza Azadeh: Head of Sepidar Prison
  • Mostafa Bazvand: Commander of the IRGC and Basij Resistance Force in Mazandaran province’s Babolsar county
  • Alireza Babaei Farsani: Director-General of Isfahan Province Prisons
  • Hamid Khorramdel: Commander of the IRGC’s Fatah Corps of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
  • Gholamreza Roshan: Director General of Prisons in Khuzestan Province
  • Ali Jume Malek Shahkouie: Commander of the IRGC’s Golestan Corps of Golestan province

HRA continues to advocate for targeted human rights sanctions, including strategic coordinated efforts across jurisdictions, which are necessary to maximize the overall impact, reinforcing a united front against human rights violations.

This essential tool holds perpetrators accountable, deters potential violators, and upholds international human rights standards without harming innocent civilians.