In Iran, continued degradation of human rights

Arman Abdolali was hanged on November 24, 2021 with out his mother and father having the ability to say goodbye to him. The execution of the younger Iranian created a wave of indignation amongst human rights organizations, but in addition on social networks, as a result of he was sentenced to dying for an act that occurred when he was solely 17 years previous. . The person was 25 on the time of his dying. The Islamic Republic of Iran has one of many highest charges of executions of minors on the earth on the time of the alleged crime.

« The worldwide group mustn’t tolerate the torture and execution of kid offenders in Iran », denounced Mahmoud Amiry-Moghaddam, the director of Human Rights of Iran, a non-governmental group (NGO) primarily based in Oslo. In accordance with Amnesty Worldwide, the police investigation into the Arman Abdolali case was « Incomplete and faulty », his trial « Extraordinarily inequitable ». {The teenager} had been accused of getting killed his girlfriend in 2012. He had nevertheless declared earlier than the decide to have been tortured and crushed throughout his detention in solitary confinement (seventy-six days) with a view to make him confess the crime. The court docket nonetheless cited these confessions as proof to convict him, Amnesty Worldwide explains in its press launch.

Confessions below torture

On November 17, the United Nations (UN) Basic Meeting in a decision condemned human rights violations in Iran. The UN report cites seven current executions of minors on the time of their alleged crime. The latter confessed below duress and torture. In its decision, the UN additionally expresses its concern over the « Alarming frequency of the dying penalty », to « Widespread and systematic use of arbitrary arrests and detentions » and to “Intimidation and persecution, together with kidnappings, arrests and executions of political opponents and human rights defenders”.

The approaching to energy of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raïssi in June has strengthened the load of the powerful guys within the stability of energy in Iran. Now, the three pillars – judicial, legislative and govt – are within the arms of the conservatives and align with the road advocated by Supreme Chief Ali Khamenei. The election of Iran’s new head of state, who performed a key function within the execution of 1000’s of political prisoners in 1988, left little hope for enchancment in human rights within the nation.

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