violations of the rights 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 cases were accused have been convicted with the death penalty.
In the light of reported information, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has not brought its
domestic legislation in compliance with international law requirements regarding the imposition of the
death penalty in countries where it is not yet abolished.
Recommendation Status:
This recommendation has NOT been implemented.
21
Joint NGO report to the Human Rights Committee, Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (ABC)
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) Impact Iran
Human Rights Activists in Iran 2020,
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/IRN/INT_CCPR_ICS_IRN_42313_E.pdf
22 Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, https://iranhrdc.org/internal-regulation-on-the-commission-of-article-90-of-theconstitution/
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