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A/HRC/19/66 - UN Human Rights Council - 12 March 2012

2012 REPORT OF THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN

22. A number of individuals have been sentenced to death in recent years by stoning, despite announcements of a moratorium on stoning as a form of capital punishment by the judiciary.14 In its report on the subject, Amnesty International stated that at least 15 men and women are currently facing death by stoning sentences for "adultery while married".15 The Special Rapporteur joins the Human Rights Committee in expressing its concern about the use of stoning as a method of execution,16 maintains that adultery does not constitute a serious crime by international standards; and strongly urges the Government to enforce its moratorium on stoning. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the fact that stoning has now been omitted from the new Penal Code and hopes all existing cases will be reviewed to ensure that such penalties are not carried out. _________________________________________________________________

 

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Iran - Stoning - Documentary

 

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