REF0902
- Mechanism
- CRC
- Date
- Mar 1, 2016
- Full Recommendation
Ensure that unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children are given guardianship, free legal assistance with immigration proceedings, and access to adequate shelter, food, health care and education.
- Recommendation Status
- Partially Implemented
- Themes
- Right of the child to state care
- Right to education
- Right to fair trial
- Right to health
- Situation of street children
- Demographics
- Children
- Migrants, Refugees and non-nationals
- Source Reference Info
- CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4
- Date modified
- Jun 24, 2021
REF0608
- Mechanism
- Human Rights Committee
- Date
- Nov 2, 2011
- Full Recommendation
The State party should consider abolishing the death penalty or at least revise the Penal Code to restrict the imposition of the death penalty to only the "most serious crimes", within the meaning of article 6, paragraph 2, of the Covenant and the Committee's general comment No. 6 (1982) on the right to life. It should ensure that, whenever it is imposed, the requirements of articles 6 and 14 of the Covenant are fully met. It should also ensure that everyone sentenced to death, after exhaustion of all legal avenues of appeal, has an effective opportunity to exercise the right to seek pardon or commutation of sentence from the relevant authorities. The State party should furthermore prohibit the use of public executions, as well as stoning as a method of execution.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from discrimination
- Protection of the child from all forms of violence
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- Source Reference Info
- CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3
- Date modified
- Jun 24, 2021
REF0586
- Mechanism
- Human Rights Committee
- Date
- Aug 2, 1993
- Full Recommendation
The Committee recommends that domestic laws should be revised with a view to curtailing the number of offences currently punishable by the death penalty and to reducing the number of executions. Public executions should be avoided and the accused should, in all cases, be provided with all necessary guarantees, including the right to a fair trial as provided for under article 14 of the Covenant.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Protection of the child from all forms of violence
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Children
- Source Reference Info
- CCPR/C/79/Add.25
- Date modified
- Jun 24, 2021
NEW0021
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Human Rights Defenders
- Date
- Feb 1, 2016
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur appeals to the Government to take all necessary measures to guarantee that all human rights defenders are subject to fair proceedings before an independent and impartial tribunal. The Special Rapporteur is alarmed at the numerous reports of human rights defenders who were deprived of due process and denied their rights to legal counsel. He is concerned with thelegal persecution of individualsfor exercising their legitimate rights to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and association
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom of expression
- Right to assembly & association
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- HRDs, Journalists & Lawyers
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/31/55/Add.1
- Date modified
- Apr 15, 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 modified
- Apr 15, 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 modified
- Apr 15, 2021
REF0448
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Violence Against Women
- Date
- Jan 1, 2006
- Full Recommendation
Eliminate all obstruction to justice on the grounds of sex, class and religion emanating from the practice of diyah;
- Recommendation Status
- Partially Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from discrimination
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Religious, Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities
- Women and Girls
- Source Reference Info
- E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.3
- Date modified
- Apr 12, 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 modified
- Apr 12, 2021
REF0108
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Date
- Feb 1, 2009
- Full Recommendation
Furthermore, she would like to recall that the General Assembly resolution 63/181 urges States to step up their efforts to eliminate intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief, notably by taking all necessary and appropriate action, in conformity with international standards of human rights, to combat hatred, discrimination, intolerance and acts of violence, intimidation and coercion motivated by intolerance based on religion or belief, as well as incitement to hostility or violence, with particular regard to members of religious minorities in all parts of the world. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur is very concerned by the continued violations of freedom of religion or belief suffered by members of the Baha'i community. She urges the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure that the Baha'i members who are currently detained receive a fair trial and she would like to recommend the presence of independent observers during the trials.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from discrimination
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- Religious, Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/10/8/Add.1
- Date modified
- Apr 12, 2021
REF0114
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Date
- Feb 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur is grateful that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran replied to the joint communication of 17 October 2008. She would like to reiterate the observations and concerns in her previous report (see A/HRC/10/8/Add.1, paras. 94 and paras. 111-112). The Special Rapporteur again urges the Government to ensure that the Baha'i members, who have been detained for more than 20 months so far, receive a fair trial and in this regard she would like to recommend the presence of independent observers during the trials. Reportedly, the trial of Ms. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, Mr. Vahid Tizfahm and Ms. Mahvash Sabet began on 12 January 2010 in Tehran, however, no observers were allowed inside the court at that session
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from discrimination
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- Religious, Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/13/40/Add.1
- Date modified
- Apr 8, 2021
REF1561
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2018
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur welcomes the continued engagement by the Government with her mandate through meetings and written exchanges. The Special Rapporteur further notes some developments including the adoption of amendments to drugtrafficking laws, and the follow-up on the Charter on Citizen's Rights. In particular, the Special Rapporteur noted the positive step taken to grant Baloch citizens with nationality cards and to afford access to education to children in the province. Such developments have taken place amidst ongoing severe reports of the denial of human rights in a number of fundamental areas. As such, small gains are lost in an overall atmosphere where the State denies even very basic rights to its population. The Special Rapporteur urges the Government to demonstrate the political will to end the impunity of agents of the State who perpetrate violations of the human rights of individuals in the country
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/37/68
- Date modified
- Apr 8, 2021
REF0215
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2016
- Full Recommendation
Despite some positive amendments in 2013, the Islamic Penal Code continues to justify serious human rights violations perpetrated by government officials, including members of the judiciary. Many provisions in the penal code violate the country's international human rights obligations by criminalizing the peaceful exercise of fundamental rights or other acts that are not internationally recognized as crimes. The penal code also continues to discriminate against girls, women and religious minorities. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government to consider additional reforms to the penal code in line with the country's international legal obligations.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Arbitrary Detention
- Freedom from discrimination
- Liberty and Security of the person
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Religious, Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities
- Women and Girls
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/31/69
- Date modified
- Apr 8, 2021
REF1477
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Jan 1, 2019
- Full Recommendation
Pending implementation of the aforementioned recommendations, and without prejudice to the binding obligation enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to not sentence children to death and to not execute child offenders, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the judiciary: Require that all those who deal with children in the criminal justice system, especially judges, prosecutors, medical examiners, police interrogators and other law enforcement professionals, undergo specialist, ongoing and systematic training on the rights of the child. Such training should inform participants about how to take into account the child's physical, psychological, mental and social development in a manner consistent with the obligations of the Islamic Republic of Iran under international human rights law;
- Recommendation Status
- Partially Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- Children
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/40/67
- Date modified
- Apr 8, 2021
REF0182
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Mar 1, 2014
- Full Recommendation
To prevent the intimidation of lawyers, including threats of detention and prosecution for discharging their ethical and professional responsibilities, including when submitting client grievances and addressing international and national media on their client's behalf, which should be possible without fear of prosecution under national security and defamation laws.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Arbitrary Detention
- Freedom of expression
- Liberty and Security of the person
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- HRDs, Journalists & Lawyers
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/25/61
- Date modified
- Apr 8, 2021
REF0634
- Mechanism
- Human Rights Committee
- Date
- Nov 1, 2011
- Full Recommendation
The State party should ensure that all legal proceedings are conducted in full accordance with article 14 of the Covenant, including guaranteeing (a) the right to legal assistance of one's own choosing, including for pretrial detainees; (b) the right to be informed promptly of the nature and cause of the criminal charges; (c) the intervention and presence of lawyers in all cases, including during the investigation stage; (d) the presumption of innocence; (e) the right to a public hearing; and (f) the right to appeal a ruling. The State party should remove the mahdoor-ol-dam (deserving of death) definition, applied to victims, so as to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted and brought to justice for their crimes. The Committee reminds the State party of its general comment No. 32 (2007) on the right to equality before courts and tribunals and to a fair trial.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3
- Date modified
- Apr 8, 2021
REF0085
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Aug 1, 2017
- Full Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government should strenghten Bar associations and bar councils so that they are self-regulatory and function independently. That would enable them to regulate the profession without discrimination and to develop tools to protect its members from being persecuted for their independent professional decisions or views.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Liberty and Security of the person
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- HRDs, Journalists & Lawyers
- Source Reference Info
- A/72/322
- Date modified
- Apr 1, 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 modified
- Mar 30, 2021
REF0614
- Mechanism
- Human Rights Committee
- Date
- Nov 1, 2011
- Full Recommendation
The State party should ensure that an inquiry is opened in each case of alleged torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in detention facilities, and that the perpetrators of such acts are prosecuted and punished appropriately. It should ensure that effective reparation, including adequate compensation, is granted to every victim. The State party should also ensure that no one is coerced into testifying against themselves or others or to confess guilt and that no such "confession" is accepted as evidence in court, except against a person accused of torture or other ill-treatment as evidence that the "confession" or other statement was made.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from torture/CID treatment
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Prisoners
- Source Reference Info
- CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3
- Date modified
- Mar 30, 2021
REF0354
- Mechanism
- Working Group - Arbitrary Detention
- Date
- Feb 1, 2003
- Full Recommendation
It should be recalled that the Article 90 Parliamentary Commission highlighted, in receiving the Working Group, "the injustices and inconsistencies resulting from the proliferation of judicial decision-making bodies". The revolutionary tribunals, one such group of bodies, as well as the religious courts, should be abolished.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- E/CN.4/2004/3/Add.2
- Date modified
- Mar 30, 2021
REF0030
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Sep 1, 2012
- Full Recommendation
Emphasizes the need to explicitly define actions that constitute crimes against national security, and encourages the Government to guarantee the space for public criticism or advocacy through peaceful activities that are protected by international law. Calls on the government to ensure that restrictions on freedom of expression and the right to information are "content-specific" as called for by the Human Rights Committee in its General Comment 34 on article 19.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom of expression
- Right to assembly & association
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/67/369
- Date modified
- Mar 30, 2021
REF0844
- Mechanism
- CRC
- Date
- Mar 1, 2016
- Full Recommendation
The Committee strongly urges the State party to repeal article 301 of the Islamic Penal Code, and ensure that all perpetrators of murders committed in the name of so-called "honour" receive penalties commensurate with the gravity of their crimes. The Committee urges the State party to carry out prompt and thorough investigations into all these cases, to prosecute perpetrators and to ensure that those found guilty are given appropriate sentences.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from discrimination
- International treaties, reporting, data and non-compliance
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4
- Date modified
- Mar 30, 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 modified
- 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 modified
- 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 modified
- 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 modified
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0132
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
Finally, without expressing at this stage an opinion on whether the arrests of protestors on 27 December 2009 are arbitrary or not, we would like to appeal to your Government to take all necessary measures to guarantee their right not to be deprived arbitrarily of their liberty and to fair proceedings before an independent and impartial tribunal, in accordance with articles 9 and 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and articles 9 and 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Arbitrary Detention
- Liberty and Security of the person
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date modified
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0121
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
- Date
- Jun 1, 2010
- Full Recommendation
(Regarding post-election violence killings of 5 students and 7 others. killing of students Fatemeh Barati, Kasra Sharafi, Mobina Ehterami, Kambiz Sho'a'i and Mohsen Imani along with at least seven other protesters and the arbitrary detention of dozens of opposition activists following recent elections in Iran.) Without expressing at this stage an opinion on the facts of the case and on whether the detention of the abovementioned persons is arbitrary or not, we would like to appeal to your Excellency's Government to take all necessary measures to guarantee their right not to be deprived arbitrarily of their liberty and to fair proceedings before an independent and impartial tribunal, in accordance with articles 9 and 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and articles 9 and 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Liberty and Security of the person
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- Civil Society
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/14/24/Add.1
- Date modified
- 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 modified
- Mar 29, 2021
REF0168
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Feb 1, 2013
- Full Recommendation
Investigate all allegations of torture, address impunity and end the culture of investigation through confession as reflected by the breadth of reports communicated to the Special Rapporteur.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from torture/CID treatment
- Right to fair trial
- Demographics
- General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous
- Prisoners
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/22/56
- Date modified
- Mar 29, 2021
REF1652
- Mechanism
- Special Rapporteur - Iran
- Date
- Jan 1, 2020
- Full Recommendation
Ensure that deaths in custody and allegations of violations of due process and of ill-treatment are promptly, independently, impartially and effectively investigated by an independent competent authority with a view to holding perpetrators accountable and in compliance with the right to a fair trial.
- Recommendation Status
- Not Implemented
- Themes
- Freedom from torture/CID treatment
- Right to fair trial
- Right to life
- Demographics
- Prisoners
- Source Reference Info
- A/HRC/43/61
- Date modified
- Mar 28, 2021