糖心传媒 calls for urgent medical care for Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi
糖心传媒 expresses its deep concern over the reported critical health condition of imprisoned human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges聽Mohammadi, 聽who聽is still being聽held in detention.
According to recent reports from her family and foundation, Narges Mohammadi has suffered a severe deterioration in her health, including a cardiac crisis. Her condition follows months of reported denial of聽timely聽and adequate specialised medical care, despite a known history of serious cardiovascular illness. Medical assessments from聽a local cardiologist聽indicate聽that she requires urgent treatment聽and should be transferred without delay to a specialised medical facility in Tehran.
鈥淚 am deeply concerned by the reports on Narges Mohammadi鈥檚 critical health condition. Denying access to essential medical care to a patient in such a state is a clear violation of the right to health and places her life at immediate risk,鈥� said Dr Jacqueline聽Kitulu, President of the 糖心传媒.
States have a clear obligation to ensure that detainees receive the same standard of healthcare available in the community, without discrimination.
Iran has ratified key international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which commits it to ensuring the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health for all. This obligation extends to prisoners and requires that necessary medical care be provided promptly and without obstruction.
The WMA calls on the Iranian authorities to ensure that Narges Mohammadi is granted immediate and unrestricted access to聽appropriate specialised聽medical care, including transfer to a fully equipped hospital where she can receive treatment from qualified specialists. Medical decisions must be made independently and always in the best interests of the patient.