the country's provincial courts, there is no evidence to suggest that complaints to these bodies are
independently reviewed and investigated.15 There is no readily available information that might
suggest that complaints of honour crimes are received by these bodies, investigated and
adjudicated. There is no National Human Rights Institution able to receive complaints and carry
investigations in the Islamic Republic of Iran, including for cases of human rights violations of
children.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has not repealed Article 301 of the Islamic Penal Code and has not
ensured that all perpetrators of murders committed in the name of so-called “honour” receive
penalties commensurate with the gravity of their crimes. There is no readily official and
available information that might suggest that the Islamic Republic of Iran has carried out prompt
and thorough investigations into all these cases. The aforementioned information suggests that
not all perpetrators are prosecuted and that those found guilty are not given appropriate
sentences.16
Recommendation Status:
This recommendation has NOT been implemented.
15
Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee, Abdorrahman Center, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC),
Impact Iran and Human Rights Activists in Iran, 2020,
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=INT%2fCCPR%2fICS%2fIRN%2f42313
&Lang=en
16
See more: Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, https://iranhrdc.org/gender-inequality-and-discrimination-the-case-ofiranian-women/
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