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Sweden: Mr. Bijan Ghahramani at Risk of Deportation to Iran
Written by DI Campagin Team
Monday, 12 October 2009
Asylum-seeker Mr. Bijan Ghahramani
The Swedish authorities are preparing to
deport asylum-seeker Mr. Bijan Ghahramani to Iran, where he would be at high
risk of detention or other forms of serious harm such as torture.
Name:Bijan
Ghahramani
Sex:Male
Age:42
Authorities:Swedish
Category:Risk of
deportation / Fear of torture or ill-treatments / Rights of asylum-seekers
The case:
Defend International (DI) has been
informed by reliable sources about the risk of deportation of Mr. Bijan Ghahramani, a prominent active member of
Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (PDKI).
According to Mr. Bijan Ghahramani, he
was born in the city of Mahabad, in the Kurdish region of Iran. He grew up
there, and his family (his parents, wife and two children) still live there.
For political reason he was forced to leave the country. On 4 October 2006 he
arrived in Sweden, where his two brothers were already living. On 10 October
2006 he sought asylum. His application was rejected by the Swedish Board of
Immigration on 28 April 2008, and his appeal against that decision was rejected
on 2 March 2009.
DI Views & Demands:
DI is greatly concerned about the safety
of Mr. Bijan Ghahramani if returned to Iran. In view of his past involvement
with PDKI and the very act of having applied for asylum in Sweden, DI fears
that Mr. Ghahramani will be subjected to torture and detained upon his
involuntary deportation to Iran, mainly because the Supreme Court of Iran has
already sentenced him to two years' imprisonment for his political views.
Sweden is a state party to several international
human rights instruments that expressly prohibit deportation to countries where
there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger
of being subjected to torture.
DI campaign:
Please
copy the following appeals, add your signature and address and send them to
arrive as soon as possible.
With thanks
and appreciation
Defend
International
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Tobias Billstrom Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
Ministry of Justice
Rosenbad 4
103 33 - Stockholm
SWEDEN Fax: +46 8 723 11 76 Email:
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Dear
Minister,
I am
writing you to express my concern that the Swedish authorities are preparing to
deport asylum-seeker Mr. Bijan Ghahramani. I urge you not to deport Mr. Bijan
Ghahramani to Iran, as this would put him in real danger of torture.
On 10 October 2006 Mr. Bijan Ghahramani
sought asylum in Sweden. His application was rejected by the Swedish Board of
Immigration on 28 April 2008, and his appeal against that decision was rejected
on 2 March 2009.
I am concerned that Mr. Ghahramani will
be subjected to torture and detained upon his involuntary return to Iran,
especially because the Supreme Court of Iran had sentenced him to two years'
imprisonment for expressing political opinions. Sweden has obligations under
the Convention Against Torture, the International Convention on Civil and Political
Rights and other international treaties. Under these international obligations
Sweden has a responsibility not to deport people to countries where they are at
risk of torture or ill-treatment.
I look
for your urgent intervention into this matter.
Yours
respectfully,
_______________________
County Police Commissioner
Lanspolismastare Carin Gotblad
Polismyndigheten i Stockholms l?n
106 75 Stockholm
SWEDEN Fax: +46 (0) 8401 9990 Email:
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Dear
Commissioner Gotblad,
I am
writing you to express my concern that the Swedish authorities are preparing to
deport asylum-seeker Mr. Bijan Ghahramani. I urge you not to deport Mr. Bijan
Ghahramani to Iran, as this would put him in real danger of torture.
On 10 October 2006 Mr. Bijan Ghahramani
sought asylum in Sweden. His application was rejected by the Swedish Board of
Immigration on 28 April 2008, and his appeal against that decision was rejected
on 2 March 2009.
I am concerned that Mr. Ghahramani will
be subjected to torture and detained upon his involuntary return to Iran,
especially because the Supreme Court of Iran had sentenced him to two years'
imprisonment for expressing political opinions. Sweden has obligations under
the Convention Against Torture, the International Convention on Civil and
Political Rights and other international treaties. Under these international
obligations Sweden has a responsibility not to deport people to countries where
they are at risk of torture or ill-treatment.
I look
for your urgent intervention into this matter.
