Hengaw
| Formation | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Type | Organization for Human Rights |
| Headquarters | Trondheim, Norway |
| Website | hengaw |
Hengaw (Kurdish: هەنگاو) or Hengaw Organization for Human Rights (Kurdish: Dezgehe Mafê Mirovan a Hengawê, ڕێکخراوی هەنگاو بۆ مافەکانی مرۆڤ, Persian: سازمان حقوق بشری هنگاو) is a Norway-based Kurdish human rights NGO founded in 2016 for the purpose of reporting on the human rights violations against Kurds in Iran.[1] Their reporting on the treatment of Kolbars has been used by the United Nations.[2] Since 2022, their reporting on the crackdown of protesters in Iranian Kurdistan during the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 has been used by various international media outlets.[1][3][4][5]
Hengaw first reported the death of Armita Geravand in 2023. Geravand was a 17-year-old Iranian girl who fell into a coma on the Tehran Metro on 1 October 2023 after an encounter with members of Iran's morality police.[6]
Members of Hengaw have reportedly been threatened by elements of the Iranian security apparatus while located outside of Iran, and their families inside Iran have been arrested.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "At least 2 killed in Iran as security forces intensify crackdown over protests". CNN. 8 October 202. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Hengaw Human Rights Organisation welcomes the United Nation Secretary-General's report on the human rights situation in Iran". hengaw.net. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Iran's crackdown on protests intensifies in Kurdish region". ABC News. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Iran toughens crackdown as some oil workers reported to join protests". Reuters. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Lauren Ban (October 8, 2022). "Iranian human rights group: Iranian forces open fire on Mahsa Amini protesters". www.jurist.org. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Iran: Teen Armita Geravand 'brain dead' after hijab incident". Deutsche Welle. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Hengaw Activists Face Threats and Abductions by Islamic Republic". Iranwire. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 6 November 2024.