recorded. 14 15 In 2019, Iran was the second country with the highest number of reported
executions, behind China. 16 17 18
OHCHR continues to receive reports indicating that death sentences are imposed following
proceedings that do not respect due process and fair trial standards.19 20 Similarly, the NGOs
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Impact Iran and
Human Rights Activists in Iran, documented numerous violations of fair trial in the Islamic
Republic of Iran, as provided under Article 14 of the ICCPR. These include violations of the
right to legal counsel, choice of lawyer, appeal, freedom from arbitrary arrests, independent
judiciary, and there were reported uses of forced confessions as evidence.21
The Article 90 Commission of the Parliament is responsible for investigating complaints citizens
make against the operations of the Parliament, the executive and the judiciary. 22 There is no
publicly available information on data relating to the number of complaints received and
investigated vis-à-vis cases of violations of the right to fair trial.
In the light of the above, the death penalty is not imposed solely for crimes involving intentional
killing and the right to a fair trial is not guaranteed for the accused sentenced with the death
penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Recommendation Status:
This recommendation has NOT been implemented.
14
https://iranhr.net/media/files/Rapport_iran_2021-gb-290321-BD.pdf
ECPM, Iran Human Rights, https://www.ecpm.org/wp-content/uploads/Rapport-iran-2020-gb-070420-WEB.pdf
16 https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/death-penalty-in-2019-facts-and-figures/
17
See more: Abdorrahman Boroumand Center https://www.iranrights.org/projects/omidmap
18 See more: Human Rights Activists in Iran https://www.en-hrana.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Annual-Report-ofExecutions-2019.pdf
19 See the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran available from
www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session37/Pages/ ListReports.aspx; and A/73/299
20 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 28 January 2020,
A/HRC/43/61, https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A%2FHRC%2F43%2F61&Language=E&DeviceType=Desktop
21 Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (ABC), Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), Impact Iran, Human Rights
Activists in Iran,
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=INT%2fCCPR%2fICS%2fIRN%2f42313
&Lang=en
22 Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, https://iranhrdc.org/internal-regulation-on-the-commission-of-article-90-of-theconstitution/
15
3