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Human rights questions: Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives. Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Important in this document is Part C on “Torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of punishment.” Paragraph 32 notes 4 cases in the previous 18 months from the time of writing (1997). Paragraph 33 concerns the rarity of stoning: “It may be replied that stoning happens very rarely in the...

Integration of the human rights of women and a gender perspective: Violence against women. Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences: Mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

This report contains the findings of the mission of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which took place from 29 January to 6 February 2005.

Interview of Economist’s editor-in-chief with Grand Ayatollah Saanei

The editor of Middle East and Africa service of the Economist interviewed Grand Ayatollah Saanei about different matters pertaining to Islamic law and politics. In response to a question about stoning, the Ayatollah mentioned that some scholars believe that punishments such as these were only...

Iran Judiciary Confirms Stoning of Jafar Kiani

Dr. Alireza Jamshidi, the Iranian Judiciary spokesman, announced in a press briefing held on 10 July 2007, that the stoning of Jafar Kiani had indeed taken place but the stoning of his partner, Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, is stayed. Jamshidi contrasted the supposed legality of the Kiani case with...

Iran: Human Rights Abuses Against the Kurdish Minority

This report speaks to the Iranian governments failure to prevent discrimination and human rights abuses against its Kurdish citizens, especially women. The report says that Kurdish women face a double challenge to have their rights recognised – as members of a marginalised ethnic minority, and...

Islam, law, and political control in contemporary Iran

This article does not focus on stoning only, but does explain the doctrine of Maslahat[analogy] or Zarurat[necessity], which has important implications to the stoning issue (starting on page 213.) Many religious scholars have admitted that stoning is an “Islamic” punishment and...

Objecting to Methods of Proof of Guilt in Stoning Cases

This is an interview with GholamHossein Raesi, an attorney and member of the Network of Volunteer Lawyers. He is the lawyer of Parisa A. who has been sentenced to be stoned and also an activist with the Stop Stoning Forever Campaign. The interview details Raesi’s argument that stoning sentences...

Religion Opinion of Ayatollah Saanei

Grand Ayatollah Saanei, a former member of the Council of Guardians (1980-1981), and Iran’s Prosecutor General (1982-1985) states that in our time, i.e. during the absence of the 12th Imam, and according to jurisprudential views of some noted ulama such as Mirzay-e Qomi...

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

On page 10 of this report, the UNGA denounces stoning as a method of execution, and mentions the work of civil society to suspend stoning verdicts (i.e. The Stop Stoning Forever Campaign.) The report also reminded us that when the last periodic report of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the...

Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

Part 3 paragraph (a) states that the General Assembly expresses its concern at continuing violations of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran in particular cases of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including stoning.