Incident – Rainbow 24/7

Esfahan

2022-06-18

5 rights violated

1 victim (Man, Gay)

Approximate Age 14-18

Gender Man

Sexual Orientation Gay

Date of incident 2022-06-18

Approximate Time not specified

Province Isfahan

City Esfahan

Place of incident Healthcare establishment

Summary

Forcing a Teenage Gay boy into undergoing Conversion Therapy by his family and healthcare institutions through methods such as shock therapy, medical treatment (such as the use of tranquilizers, hormones, etc.), hypnosis, talk therapy (psychotherapy), religious-belief-based approaches, and behavioral therapy (counselor recommending behavior change), accompanied by physical abuse and verbal/psychological abuse

Type of Violence

Verbal and psychological abuse
Physical abuse
Severe bodily harm

Alleged perpetrators

Family
Health care institutions

(Y.2, C.2) The Rights to Non-Discrimination (C.3) The Rights to Equality (Y.2, C.26) The Rights to Equality before the Law (Y.3, C.16) The Right to Recognition before the Law (Y.4, C.6) The Right to Life (Y.6, C.17) The Right to Privacy

The Right to (Y.5) Security & (Y.7, C.9) Freedom of the Person and (Y.9, C.10) Treatment with Humanity while in Detention (Y.8) The Right to a Fair Trial & (Y.28) The Right to Effective Remedies and Redress

(Y.10, C.7) The Right to Freedom from Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment & (Y.18, C.7) Protection from Medical Abuses (Y.12) The Right to Work (Y.13) The Right to Social Security and to Other Social Protection Measures (Y.14) The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living & (Y.15) Housing (Y.16) The Right to Education

(Y.17) The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health (Y.19, C.19) The Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression (Y.20, C.21,22) The Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association (Y.21, C.18) The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion (C.27) The Rights of Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities (Y.22, C.12) The Right to Freedom of Movement (Y.24, C.23) The Right to Found a Family (Y.25, C.25) The Right to Participate in Public Life (Y.26) The Right to Participate in Cultural Life

(C.24) The Right to Child Protection

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