Mohammad Ghobadlou, 23, who reportedly had a psychological well being situation, was arrested in September 2022 for working over a policeman and killing him throughout an indication close to the capital, Tehran.
Hundreds of individuals nationwide took to the road after the demise of Mahsa Amini in police custody earlier that month. She had been detained by Iran’s morality police who accused her of carrying her scarf improperly.
Mr. Ghobadlou was charged with “corruption on earth” and sentenced to demise.
In opposition to capital punishment
“We proceed to face towards and condemn using the demise penalty,” stated UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, responding to a reporter’s query throughout his each day briefing from New York.
4 consultants appointed by the UN Human Rights Council additionally strongly condemned the execution of Mr. Ghobadlou, who had “a long-term psychological incapacity”.
They issued a press release urging Iran to respect worldwide regulation and cease the “horrific execution” of protestors.
Entry to legal professionals denied
“We’re alarmed by experiences of unfair trial proceedings within the case of Mr. Ghobadlou, in addition to in different circumstances, which fell far in need of due course of and truthful trial requirements required by worldwide human rights regulation by which Iran is sure,” they stated.
The rights consultants additionally expressed critical concern over credible experiences that individuals who had been executed had been denied entry to legal professionals throughout their detention and trial.
“We’re shocked that the authorities went forward with the execution even though Mr. Ghobadlou and his lawyer had no details about the authorized foundation for the meant execution,” the consultants stated.
‘Unprecedented rise in executions’
They warned that at the least 4 persons are reportedly at imminent threat of execution in Iran, together with two males in reference to the nationwide protests, whereas at the least 15 others face the demise penalty.
“We’re dismayed by the unprecedented rise in executions in Iran and observe that at the least 834 individuals had been executed in 2023, together with eight individuals related to the nationwide protests,” the consultants stated. “We urge the Iranian Authorities to cease this horrific wave of executions.”
The consultants additionally referred to as on the Authorities “to take steps to make sure the independence of the judiciary and that each one due course of and truthful trial requirements required by worldwide human rights regulation are strictly and unequivocally upheld in all capital circumstances.”
Moreover, they urged the authorities to overview the use and implementation of the demise penalty and make sure that capital punishment is used just for essentially the most critical crimes as outlined by worldwide regulation.
About Particular Rapporteurs
The 4 Particular Rapporteurs who issued the assertion have particular person mandates that cowl the state of affairs of human rights in Iran; extrajudicial, abstract or arbitrary executions; the independence of judges and legal professionals; and the appropriate to bodily and psychological well being.
They had been appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and are neither UN employees nor are they paid for his or her work.
