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    To Rana Ksaifi and Iraj Imomberdiev: We are writing to you again with serious concerns about the situation of Mohammad Ghamari Tabasi. 1) In our previous letter to you, dated February 10, 2011, we requested housing assistance on behalf of Mohammad Ghamari Tabasi. Although you have promised to uphold your mandate and provide housing assistance to Mr. Tabasi in your letter of February 11, 2011, in which you state that UNHCR in Iraq is "ready to provide assistance and advice to anyone who is in need of it," Mr. Tabasi reports that UNHCR has refused to provide him assistance with housing. 2) Mr. Tabasi has also requested assistance from the Erbil office with registering his teen-aged son for school. As a refugee, his son has the right to access public education. And although UNHCR is obligated to work to uphold the rights of refugees, Mr. Tabasi reports that your offices in Erbil have refused to assist with registering his son for school. Mr. Tabasi also reports that UNHCR staffperson Hawreh Abdullah told him to contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic to obtain assistance in registering his son for school in Iraq. Further, he was told that if he was not able to contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic, that UNHCR staff would contact the Embassy about his son for him.

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    To Rana Ksaifi and Iraj Imomberdiev: We are writing to you again with serious concerns about the situation of Mohammad Ghamari Tabasi. 1) In our previous letter to you, dated February 10, 2011, we requested housing assistance on behalf of Mohammad Ghamari Tabasi. Although you have promised to uphold your mandate and provide housing assistance to Mr. Tabasi in your letter of February 11, 2011, in which you state that UNHCR in Iraq is "ready to provide assistance and advice to anyone who is in need of it," Mr. Tabasi reports that UNHCR has refused to provide him assistance with housing. 2) Mr. Tabasi has also requested assistance from the Erbil office with registering his teen-aged son for school. As a refugee, his son has the right to access public education. And although UNHCR is obligated to work to uphold the rights of refugees, Mr. Tabasi reports that your offices in Erbil have refused to assist with registering his son for school. Mr. Tabasi also reports that UNHCR staffperson Hawreh Abdullah told him to contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic to obtain assistance in registering his son for school in Iraq. Further, he was told that if he was not able to contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic, that UNHCR staff would contact the Embassy about his son for him.

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    As a refugee, his son has the right to access public education. And although UNHCR is obligated to work to uphold the rights of refugees, Mr. Tabasi reports that your offices in Erbil have refused to assist with registering his son for school. Mr. Tabasi also reports that UNHCR staffperson Hawreh Abdullah told him to contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic to obtain assistance in registering his son for school in Iraq.

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    To Rana Ksaifi and Iraj Imomberdiev: We are writing to you again with serious concerns about the situation of Mohammad Ghamari Tabasi. 1) In our previous letter to you, dated February 10, 2011, we requested housing assistance on behalf of Mohammad Ghamari Tabasi. Although you have promised to uphold your mandate and provide housing assistance to Mr. Tabasi in your letter of February 11, 2011, in which you state that UNHCR in Iraq is "ready to provide assistance and advice to anyone who is in need of it," Mr. Tabasi reports that UNHCR has refused to provide him assistance with housing. 2) Mr. Tabasi has also requested assistance from the Erbil office with registering his teen-aged son for school. As a refugee, his son has the right to access public education. And although UNHCR is obligated to work to uphold the rights of refugees, Mr. Tabasi reports that your offices in Erbil have refused to assist with registering his son for school. Mr. Tabasi also reports that UNHCR staffperson Hawreh Abdullah told him to contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic to obtain assistance in registering his son for school in Iraq. Further, he was told that if he was not able to contact the Embassy of the Islamic Republic, that UNHCR staff would contact the Embassy about his son for him.

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    International Coalition for the Rights of Iranian Refugees

     
     

    ICRIR:  Open  Letter  to  UNHCR  Iraq  Regarding  the  Situation  of  Tabasi  and  UNHCR's  Refusal  to  
    Uphold  Its  Mandate  in  Iraq  
     
    March  25,  2011  
     
    To  Rana  Ksaifi  and  Iraj  Imomberdiev:  
     
    We  are  writing  to  you  again  with  serious  concerns  about  the  situation  of  Mohammad  Ghamari  
    Tabasi.  
     
    1)  In  our  previous  letter  to  you,  dated  February  10,  2011,  we  requested  housing  assistance  on  
    behalf  of  Mohammad  Ghamari  Tabasi.    Although  you  have  promised  to  uphold  your  mandate  
    and  provide  housing  assistance  to  Mr.  Tabasi  in  your  letter  of  February  11,  2011,  in  which  you  
    state  that  UNHCR  in  Iraq  is  "ready  to  provide  assistance  and  advice  to  anyone  who  is  in  need  of  
    it,"  Mr.  Tabasi  reports  that  UNHCR  has  refused  to  provide  him  assistance  with  housing.  
     
    2)  Mr.  Tabasi  has  also  requested  assistance  from  the  Erbil  office  with  registering  his  teen-­‐aged  
    son  for  school.  As  a  refugee,  his  son  has  the  right  to  access  public  education.  And  although  
    UNHCR  is  obligated  to  work  to  uphold  the  rights  of  refugees,  Mr.  Tabasi  reports  that  your  
    offices  in  Erbil  have  refused  to  assist  with  registering  his  son  for  school.    Mr.  Tabasi  also  reports  
    that  UNHCR  staffperson  Hawreh  Abdullah  told  him  to  contact  the  Embassy  of  the  Islamic  
    Republic  to  obtain  assistance  in  registering  his  son  for  school  in  Iraq.    Further,  he  was  told  that  
    if  he  was  not  able  to  contact  the  Embassy  of  the  Islamic  Republic,  that  UNHCR  staff  would  
    contact  the  Embassy  about  his  son  for  him.  
     
    Referring  a  political  refugee  to  the  authority  representing  the  suppressive  regime  for  basic  
    services  like  schooling  constitutes  an  implicit  threat  against  Mr.  Tabasi  and  his  family  and  is  not  
    acceptable  from  UNHCR.  
     
    3)  Tabasi's  residence  permission  has  not  been  renewed.  He  was  promised  by  the  Erbil  office  on  

     
     
    Members  of  the  International  Coalition  for  the  Rights  of  Iranian  Refugees  include  Action  for  Democracy  
    and  Human  Rights  in  the  Middle  East,  International  Federation  for  Iranian  Refugees,  Iranian  Refugees  
    Action  Network,  Iranian  Refugee  Amnesty  Network,  and  Mission  Free  Iran.  
    http://icrir.org  
    International Coalition for the Rights of Iranian Refugees

     
     

    December  22,  2010,  to  be  assisted  in  this  respect  by  transferring  his  files  from  Suleimaniya  to  
    Erbil.    UNHCR  has  not  fulfilled  their  obligation,  and  as  result,  Mr.  Tabasi  now  lacks  right  of  
    residence.    Asayesh  (security)  has  asked  him  to  go  to  Suleimaniya  to  renew  his  residential  
    permit,  but  given  the  extremely  insecure  and  unstable  situation,  it  is  impossible  for  Mr.  Tabasi,  
    who  is  now  lacking  updated  permissions,  to  obtain  his  residence  status  from  Suleimaniya.  
     
    It  is  clear  that  the  most  basic  human  rights  of  Tabasi  and  his  family  are  not  being  upheld  in  Iraq.  
    Due  to  obvious  lack  of  respect  for  human  rights  in  Iraq,  the  inability  to  obtain  shelter,  the  
    inability  to  register  a  child  for  school,  due  to  the  illegal  deportations  of  Iranian  refugees  from  
    Iraq,  and  due  to  UNHCR's  obvious  incapability  to  provide  any  assistance  whatsoever  for  Iranian  
    asylum  seekers  regarding  any  of  the  above  issues,  we  demand  that  Tabasi  and  his  family  be  
    immediately  resettled  to  a  safe  third  country,  as  is  their  right.  
     
    We  demand  that  UNHCR  immediately  begins  to  operate  according  to  its  mandate  and  duties  
    regarding  the  case  of  Tabasi,  as  well  as  for  all  refugees  in  Iraq.  
     
    Sincerely,    
    Maria  Rohaly  
    Representative,  
    International  Coalition  for  the  Rights  of  Iranian  Refugees  
     
    CONTACT:  
    Soheila  Nikpour  
    Maria  Rohaly  
    Representatives,  
    International  Coalition  for  the  Rights  of  Iranian  Refugees  
    email:  icri.refugees@gmail.com  
    phone:  +1.202.630.0385  
    ###  
     
     
     
    Members  of  the  International  Coalition  for  the  Rights  of  Iranian  Refugees  include  Action  for  Democracy  
    and  Human  Rights  in  the  Middle  East,  International  Federation  for  Iranian  Refugees,  Iranian  Refugees  
    Action  Network,  Iranian  Refugee  Amnesty  Network,  and  Mission  Free  Iran.  
    http://icrir.org  

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