US aviation sanctions directly threaten human safety, health, and lives: HCHR

🔊 US aviation sanctions directly threaten human safety, health, and lives: HCHR 📌 Tehran, IRNA – The High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran (HCHR) has emphasized that US sanctions targeting the country’s aviation sector are not merely economic or commercial measures; rather, they directly affect human safety, health, and lives. In a statement released on Monday, the council condemned sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector, adding that restricting Iran’s access to services, equipment, spare parts, and technical capabilities required for civil aviation is a matter of serious concern from the perspectives of human rights, international law, and the principles governing the international civil aviation system. The full text of the statement is as follows: The High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the recent action by the Government of the United States of America to intensify and expand sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s aviation industry, as well as to exert pressure on third-country companies and individuals with the aim of restricting Iran’s access to the services, equipment, spare parts, and technical capabilities required for civil aviation. It considers such measures to be a matter of serious concern from the perspectives of human rights, international law, and the principles governing the international civil aviation system. On 8 September 2026, the United States Department of the Treasury announced that it had targeted a number of individuals, companies, and networks associated with the aviation sector of the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of its sanctions measures. According to the U.S. side, the scope of this action also encompasses foreign individuals and intermediaries, as well as networks associated with the procurement of aircraft and the provision of technology and services required by Iran’s aviation industry. The High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasizes that civil aviation is not merely an economic or commercial activity; rather, it is a sector directly connected with the safety, health, and lives of human beings. The continued safety of flight operations requires regular and reliable access to spare parts, engines, navigation and communication equipment, maintenance and repair services, technical support, and other specialized necessities. Imposing restrictions on this supply and support chain may therefore have consequences extending beyond commercial and economic relations. The international legal framework governing civil aviation is likewise founded upon the need for the safe and orderly development of international air transport and cooperation among States. The 1944 Chicago Convention, to which the Islamic Republic of Iran is a party, provides in Article 44, inter alia, that the objectives of the International Civil Aviation Organization include fostering the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation, meeting the needs of the peoples of the world for safe, regular, efficient, and economical air transport, and preventing discrimination between Contracting States. From this perspective, measures whose practical effects result in restricting a Member State’s access to equipment, spare parts, and services essential to maintaining aviation safety warrant consideration in light of the objectives and obligations arising from the international legal framework governing civil aviation. The issue of the impact of sanctions on aviation safety in Iran is not without precedent. In the official document A36-WP/275, submitted within the framework of . . . 📲 ​