REF0212
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2015
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur regrets that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has not responded to seven communications sent during the reporting period. In the absence of a response and clarification on the cases addressed there in and given the irreversible nature of capital punishment, the Special Rapporteur urges the Government to take all necessary measures to prevent the execution of the subjects of these communications.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- International treaties, reporting, data and non-compliance
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/29/37/Add.5
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
NEW0017
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2015
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government for its response, in which it is indicated that the case was under reconsideration and the final verdict had to be issued. Therefore, he would like to urge the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran not to execute Ms. Razieh Ebrahimi.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/29/37/Add.5
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0210
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2015
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its response to this communication. In its response, the Government indicated that Mr. Ali Chibshat and Mr. Seyyed Khaled Mousavi were arrested on charge of conducting terrorist acts. According to the information provided by the Government, their file was considered in a Court in the city of Ahvaz and the verdict was appealed. The appeal Court reconsidered the case and reaffirmed the verdict. In interpreting article 6(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has consistently rejected the imposition of a death sentence for offences that do not result in the loss of life, finding that only cases involving murder meet the threshold of the most serious crimes provision. The Special Rapporteur urges the Iranian authorities to bring its domestic legislation into conformity with the most serious crimes provision under international law, and refrain from any further death sentence or execution in violation of these standards.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/29/37/Add.5
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0175
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2013
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur notes that 17 communications were sent to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the period under review. He thanks the Government for the responses received to five communications. At the same time, he regrets that the Government did not provide replies to 12 communications, and encourages it to respond substantively to all of them. The Special Rapporteur is particularly concerned about the high number of cases regarding the imposition of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran in contravention of international human rights law, namely of the most serious crimes provision and the standards on fair trial and due process safeguards. Should these allegations be corroborated, he strongly encourages the Government to stay all executions and commute without delay the death sentences. He also calls upon the Government to bring its domestic legislation and practice in conformity with the international law requirements regarding the imposition of the death penalty in the countries which have not yet abolished it.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- International treaties, reporting, data and non-compliance
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/23/47/Add.5
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0174
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2013
- Full Recommendation
He calls upon the authorities to ensure a thorough, prompt and impartial criminal investigation of the death of Mr. Satar Beheshti, as well as to criminally prosecute and punish all those responsible.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from torture/CID treatment
- International treaties, reporting, data and non-compliance
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Prisoners
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/23/47/Add.5
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0172
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2013
- Full Recommendation
Should any of the alleged violations of procedural safeguards in the proceedings conducted against him be confirmed, the Special Rapporteur calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran not to execute Mr. Behrooz Alkhani Aghbarzeh (Mr. Behrouz Alakhani), and commute without delay his sentence.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/23/47/Add.5
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0171
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2013
- Full Recommendation
As a consequence, the Special Rapporteur urges the Government to commute without delay the death sentence against Mr. Aref Hamediyan (Aref Hamidian).
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/23/47/Add.5
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0159
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2012
- Full Recommendation
In a press release issued on 22 September 2011, the Special Rapporteur, jointly with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, issued a press statement in which they condemned the public execution of the juvenile Alizera Molla-Soltani, expressed concern at the high frequency of drug related executions (see above JUA 20/09/2011 Case No. IRN 12/2011) and reiterated their call for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty particularly in drug related and juvenile cases
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/20/22/Add.4
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0137
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
International law, in particular Article 6(4) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, guarantees the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence from the State authorities. Where the diyah pardon is available, it must be supplemented by a separate, public system for seeking an official pardon or commutation.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0134
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
We urge your Excellency's Government to take all necessary measures to ensure that the rights under international law of Sareimeh Ebadi and Bu-Ali Janfeshani are respected. Considering the irremediable nature of capital punishment and the fact that the death sentence for adultery is incompatible with your Government's obligations under international law, this can only mean suspension of the executions and eventually commutation of the death sentences.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0133
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
I therefore urge your Excellency's Government to take all necessary measures to guarantee that no one is executed on the basis of a judgment finding him or her guilty of moharebeh, that all death sentences imposed on charges of moharebeh are reviewed, and that the death penalty is no longer imposed on charges of moharebeh.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0146
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
Only the full respect for stringent due process guarantees distinguishes capital punishment as still allowed under international law from a summary execution, which violates the most fundamental human right. We therefore urge your Excellency's Government to take all necessary measures to guarantee that the rights under international law of Messrs Ali Saedi, Walid Naisi, Majid Fardipour (Majid Mahawi), Doayr Mahawi, Maher Mahawi, Ahmad Saedi, and Yousuf Leftehpour are respected. Considering the irreversible nature of capital punishment, this can only mean suspension of the death sentence against the seven men until the question of whether fair trial guarantees were respected has been clarified and the allegations of torture have been thoroughly investigated and all doubts in this respect dispelled.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from torture/CID treatment
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Prisoners
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0143
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
I would respectfully reiterate my appeal to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to take all necessary steps to avoid executions that would be inconsistent with accepted standards of international human rights law and to take steps to bring its legislation in compliance with Article 37(a) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political, to which it is a party.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0125
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
I would therefore respectfully request Your Excellency's Government to take all necessary steps to commute the sentence of execution [of Mohammad Reza Haddadi] in order to ensure compliance with the applicable standards of international human rights law.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
NEW0015
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
Although the death penalty is not, per se, prohibited under international law, I would like to remind your Excellency's Government that it must be regarded as an extreme exception to the fundamental right to life, and must as such be interpreted in the most restrictive manner. It is crucial that all restrictions and fair trial standards pertaining to capital punishment contained in international human rights law are fully respected in proceedings relating to capital offences. As Article 14(5) of the ICCPR provides, "Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law." Since the Head of the Judiciary has ordered a review of Mr. Haddadi's case, no execution should be carried out before the completion of the review
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0138
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
I would respectfully reiterate my appeal to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to take all necessary steps to avoid executions that would be inconsistent with accepted standards of international human rights law and to take steps to bring its legislation in compliance with Article 37(a) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political, to which it is a party. In particular, I urge your Government to expeditiously lift or commute the death sentences imposed against Amir Khaleghi and Safar Angooti as well as all other persons awaiting executions for offences committed before they reached age 18. All other efforts undertaken by your Government to prevent these executions are insufficient to meet its obligations under international treaties it is a Party to.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0116
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
As we have explained in previous communications to your Excellency's Government, the imposition of the death sentence on charges of 'mohareb' is highly problematic. We are concerned that this charge, which according to our information in Iran is directed mainly against political dissidents, critics of the Government and persons accused of espionage, might not be sufficiently well defined to satisfy the very strict standards of legality set by Article 6(2) of the Covenant for the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty. In order for the sentence of death to be imposed "in accordance with the law‚" the law in question must be sufficiently precise to clearly allow distinction between conduct punishable with the capital sentence and conduct not so punishable. (See the communications of 31 August 2006 concerning the imposition of the death penalty against Ali Motirijejad and others (reproduced in A/HRC/4/20/Add.1, pages 165f), of 26 July 2007 concerning the imposition of the death penalty against Abdolwahed (Hiwa) Butimar and Adnan Hassanpour (reproduced in A/HRC/8/3/Add.1, pages 210f), and of 18 July 2008 in the cases of Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heydariyan and Farhad Vakil
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0115
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
I therefore again urge your Excellency's Government to expeditiously lift or commute the death sentences imposed against Mr. Abu Moslem Sohrabi, as well as all other persons awaiting execution for offences committed before they reached age 18. All other efforts undertaken by your Government to prevent these executions are insufficient to meet its obligations under international treaties it is a Party to.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0169
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Feb 1, 2013
- Full Recommendation
Consider a moratorium on capital punishment until the efficacy of judicial safeguards can be meaningfully demonstrated, and stay the execution of individuals who have alleged violations of their due process rights.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/22/56
- Date added
- Mar 29, 2021
REF1633
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Jan 1, 2020
- Full Recommendation
Ensure that lethal force is used only when strictly unavoidable to protect life, in accordance with principle 9 of the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, and that everyone is allowed to participate in lawful and peaceful assemblies, in accordance with article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to assembly & association
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/43/61
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF1624
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Jan 1, 2020
- Full Recommendation
Pending its abolishment, remove the death penalty as punishment for all offences other than the most serious crimes, which involve intentional killing, and ensure that all individuals sentenced to death for offences other than intentional killing have their sentences commuted;
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/43/61
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF1618
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Jan 1, 2020
- Full Recommendation
Undertake prompt, independent and impartial investigations into all acts of violence that have taken place in the context of the November 2019 protests, including deaths of protesters and reported deaths in custody, and into reports of ill-treatment, and to hold those responsible accountable
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from torture/CID treatment
- Liberty and Security of the person
- Right to assembly & association
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Prisoners
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/43/61
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF1568
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2018
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur reiterates her call upon the Government to undertake thorough and independent investigation into the 1988 massacres, and further ensure that locations believed to be the site of mass graves are persevered and protected to this end
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- International treaties, reporting, data and non-compliance
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/37/68
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF1567
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2018
- Full Recommendation
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should also ensure that all those sentenced to death can exercise their right to equal access to justice through adequate legal representation, which is an essential component of due process at any stage in criminal proceedings, including the appeal and review process. Adequate and qualified legal representation at the review stage through effective legal aid programmes should be ensured.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/37/68
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF1566
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2018
- Full Recommendation
Pursuant with commitments made during the special session on the world drug problem, and in order to fully implement the new amendments to the 1998 drug trafficking law, the Government should establish a clear and transparent procedure for reviewing the cases of individuals who have been sentenced to death under the previous drug trafficking law. Such a process should be transparent, accessible, and follow due process and fair trial guarantees, including effective representation of defendants.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- International treaties, reporting, data and non-compliance
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/37/68
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF1565
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2018
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur remains troubled by the continuing large number of executions, including of juvenile offenders, and reiterates her call on the Government to introduce a moratorium on the use of the death penalty and to prohibit and refrain from the execution of juvenile offenders in all circumstances. The Special Rapporteur further urges the Government to undertake a special review of the cases of persons on death row for crimes committed when they were under the age of 18, with a view to commuting or quashing their death sentences altogether.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/37/68
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF1563
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2018
- Full Recommendation
In connection with the recent protests, the Special Rapporteur urges the Government to promptly report to the families the name, location, and other relevant information of all individuals taken into custody, and to carry out prompt, independent and effective investigations into the authorities' response to the protests and the circumstances of the deaths in custody of those arrested, with a view to holding the perpetrators of any violations committed accountable.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Arbitrary Detention
- Liberty and Security of the person
- Right to assembly & association
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Prisoners
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/37/68
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF1442
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Jan 1, 2019
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government and Parliament: (a) Pending abolishment, remove from the scope of the death penalty any offence other than the "most serious crimes‚" which are confined to intentional killing, and ensure that all those sentenced to death for other offences have their sentences commuted. Amend legislation to ensure that any person sentenced to death, including on the basis of qisas, can seek pardon or commutation from the State;
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/40/67
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF0221
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2016
- Full Recommendation
He reiterates his call on the Government to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, and further encourages it to continue its examination of laws and policies that effectually undermine or violate the right to life. This includes laws that apply the death penalty to acts not considered to be criminal offences, or crimes that do not warrant use of the death penalty under international law, such as drug-related crimes. He also appeals to the Government to abandon piecemeal reforms and to immediately and unconditionally prohibit the execution of juvenile offenders, defined as individuals under 18 years of age at the time they committed a capital offence.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/31/69
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021
REF0195
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2015
- Full Recommendation
High priority should be placed on amending laws and policies that undermine or violate internationally recognized rights and standards, and that therefore diminish the Government's capacity to address concerns highlighted during the review and presented in the present and other reports produced by the human rights mechanisms. The Government should rescind laws that render as offences activities conducted to exercise legitimate rights under international law, including any laws that restrict the press, criminalize expression, limit access to information and give rise to the ongoing arrests of civil society actors and members of vulnerable groups, including religious and ethnic minorities, as well as laws that apply the death penalty to offences, such as drug-trafficking, that are not considered to be "most serious crimes" under international law. Moreover, the mandatory use of the death penalty is not compatible with the fair trial safeguards required under international law for the application of the death penalty and should be reconsidered.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom of expression
- Liberty and Security of the person
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Civil Society
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Religious, Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/28/70
- Date added
- Mar 27, 2021