geneva u.n. human right investigator call iran thursday resolve prolong hunger strike prisoners protest condition detention abrupt transfer high-security section u.n. special rapporteur asma jahangir voice concern 53 prisoners include 15 followers baha faith transfer high-security section rajai-shahr prison karaj west tehran past weeks bahai faith found iran 19th century activists say 300,000 adherents live iran today iran shi ite government consider faith heretical offshoot islam deeply alarm report deteriorate medical condition prisoners hunger strike torture ill-treatment continue since transfer jahangir say statement least 18 53 know hunger strike office say iranian foreign ministry decline comment exile bahai leaders say hundreds followers jail execute since 1979 islamic revolution iranian government deny detain execute people religion jahangir say prisoners allow take belong include medicine amid report also deprive adequate clothe medical care food deprive prisoners family contact lawyers adequate medical care contrary international law add urge government iran look prompt solution extreme situation create hunger strike good faith dialogue grievances underlie human right violations ensure full respect dignity autonomy jahangir say baha international community statement aug. 16 denounce transfer harsh move baha unjustly imprison beliefs also subject add pressure ill treatment without justification also contradiction iran laws say diane ala group representative unite nations geneva 95 baha imprison iran say arrest solely religious beliefs u.n. call iran resolve prisoner hunger strike