figures from 2017 showed that 25,000-30,000 children in Sistan and Balouchestan did not
receive an education that year, but this number could be closer to 120,000.9
Low development levels in regions inhabited by members of ethnic minorities are similarly
linked with a lack of accessibility to healthcare services. Regions like Sistan and Balouchistan
and Kurdistan have contributed to low levels of life expectancy, when compared to other
regions.10 Air pollution is another significant issue affecting the lives of members of ethnic
minorities in these regions, as cities such as Ahvaz, Sanandaj and Kermanshah have been marked
as heavily polluted by experts.11
As Iran has not made any significant strides to improve the quality of life in minority areas,
including on issues such as housing, healthcare, education and transportation, this
recommendation has not been implemented. 12
Recommendation Status:
This recommendation has NOT been implemented.
9
Centre for Human Rights in Iran, ‘Impoverished children without identification documents deprived of education in Iran,’ 22
July 2017. https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2017/07/impoverished-children-without-identification-documents-deprived-ofeducation-in-iran/
10
Minority Rights Group, https://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Rights-Denied-Violations-against-ethnic-andreligious-minorities-in-Iran.pdf
11
ibid
12
For more, please see: Minority Rights Group, https://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Rights-DeniedViolations-against-ethnic-and-religious-minorities-in-Iran.pdf
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