World Day Against the Death Penalty

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Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of Iran Human Rights, and Shadi Amin, Executive Director of the LGBTI network 6Rang, highlight the severe human rights abuses in Iran, including its position as the second-largest executioner globally, with the highest rates of executions for women, juveniles, and ethnic minorities like Baluchis and Kurds. Amiry-Moghaddam points to the use of the death penalty as a political tool to suppress dissent, particularly following protests, with confessions often obtained through torture and a judiciary lacking independence. Amin emphasizes the persecution of the LGBTI community, where consensual same-sex conduct can lead to execution, and connects this repression to the Women, Life, Freedom movement sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, calling for international action to abolish the death penalty and end state-sanctioned violence against marginalized groups.

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World Day Against the Death Penalty

European and World Day against the Death Penalty, 10 October 2024: Joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

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