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* * The annexes to the present report are circulated in the language of submission only. ** Late submission. 1 David Keyes, “Iran rejails political prisoner Majid Tavakoli”, Daily Beast, 7 November 2014, available from www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/07/iran-rejails-political-priosner-majid-tavakoli.html. 2 On 29 August 2012, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, in its opinion No. 30/2012, found that the detention of Mir Hossein Mossavi and Mehdi Karoubi was arbitrary (see A/HRC/WGAD/2012/30). 3 E/CN.4/2004/3/Add.2. 4 A/HRC/14/12. 5 CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3. 6 See http://shaheedoniran.org/english/dr-shaheeds-work/latest-reports/march-2014-reply-by-the-islamic-republic-to-the-srs-report/. 7 See.www.president.ir/fa/72975. 8 See the draft charter, art. 1.6, at http://shaheedoniran.org/english/reported-cases/citizenship-rights-charter/. 9 Amnesty International, “Iran: Charter of Citizens’ Rights must enshrine human rights for all”, 19 December 2013, available from www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/057/2013/en; Human Rights Watch, “Joint Letter to President Hassan Rouhani re: draft Citizens’ Rights Charter, 27 December 2013, available from www.hrw.org/news/2013/12/27/joint-letter-president-hassan-rouhani-re-draft-citizens-rights-charter; and International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “Draft Citizenship Charter Will Allow Continued Rights Violations say Human Rights Groups”, 27 December 2013, available from www.iranhumanrights.org/2013/12/ichri-hrw/. 10 Code of Criminal Procedure. arts. 24 and 127. 11 Ibid., art. 32. 12 Ibid, arts. 48, 346-348. 13 Ibid., art. 190. 14 Ibid., art. 50. 15 Ibid., art. 455. 16 Ibid, art. 256. 17 See http://isna.ir/fa/news/92110100816/. 18 See http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/legal_draft/show/856745. 19 See www.president.ir/att/sharvandi.pdf. 20 See E/CN.4/2004/3/Add.2. 21 Ibid., para. 42. 22 Ibid. 23 Percentages are based on 29 formerly detained interviewees, with the exception of the number associated with the trials, which are based on the 18 individuals that faced trial only. 24 See United for Iran, “Political Prisoners in Iran”, available from http://united4iran.org/political-prisoners-database/search/. 25 Human Rights Watch, “Iran: New Coordinated Attack on Human Rights Groups”, 24 March 2010, available from www.hrw.org/news/2010/03/24/iran-new-coordinated-attack-human-rights-groups. 26 Elana Beiser, “Second worst year on record for jailed journalists”, Committee to Protect Journalists, 18 December 2013, available from http://cpj.org/reports/2013/12/second-worst-year-on-record-for-jailed-journalists.php. 27 “Political Prisoners in Iran,” United for Iran, URL. 28 Ataollah Rezvani, a Baha’i resident of the city of Bandar Abbas, was allegedly murdered on 24 August 2013. It has been alleged that his murder might be linked to his religion. The Government claimed, however, that the case was currently under investigation and that, on the basis of existing evidence, the cause of death was more likely suicide than murder. Some reports indicate, however, that the forensic findings contradict Government statements. 29 See A Faith Denied: the Persecution of the Baha’is of Iran, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, available from www.iranhrdc.org/english/publications/reports/3149-a-faith-denied-the-persecution-of-the-baha-is-of-iran.html#.UtRKfWRDt9E. 30 See www.leader.ir/langs/fa/index.php?p=bayanat&id=7363. 31 “Iran: Four Christians sentenced to 80 lashes each for drinking communion wine”, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, 23 October 2013, available from http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=press&id=1595. 32 See “The Cost of Faith: Persecution of Christian Protestants and Converts in Iran”, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, New York, 2013, available from www.iranhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/Christians_report_Final_for-web.pdf. 33 Human Rights Watch, “Iran: Stop Execution of Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoners”, 24 January 2013, available from www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/24/iran-stop-execution-ahwazi-arab-political-prisoners. 34 Human Rights Watch, “Iran: Free Ethnic rights Activists”, 21 August 2013, available from www.hrw.org/news/2013/08/20/iran-free-ethnic-rights-activists. 35 Ibid. 36 See www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920804000374. 37 See www.dadgostari-sb.ir/Default.aspx?tabid=1348&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=78845. 38 See HRANA, “Two Baloch teenage political prisoners sentenced to death were transferred to exile prisons”, 14 September 2012, available from http://hra-news.org/en/two-baloch-teenage-political-prisoners-sentenced-to-death-were-transferred-to-exile-prisons#more-2010, and http://hrdai.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1440:1392-08-05-08-31-52&catid=1:2010-07-21-10-18-57&Itemid=4. 39 See www.kurdpa.net/farsi/index.php?cat=idame&id=13417 and www.kurdpa.net/farsi/index.php?cat=idame&id=13408. 40 Report of the Centre for Supporters of Human Rights and Association of Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran-Geneva (KMMK-G) submitted to the office of the Special Rapporteur on 6 December 2013. 41 Report submitted to the office of the Special Rapporteur by the Association of Kurds Living in France on 23 December 2013. 42 See www.kurdpa.net/farsi/index.php?cat=idame&id=13417 and www.kurdpa.net/farsi/index.php?cat=idame&id=13408. 43 A/HRC/14/12. 44 See www.prisonstudies.org/country/iran. 45 “Iranian prisoners held in appalling conditions”, Radio Zamaneh, 21 December 2011, available from http://archive.radiozamaneh.com/english/content/iranian-prisoners-held-appalling-conditions. 46 A/68/503, paras. 19-20. 47 See E/CN.4/2004/3/Add.2 and Corr.1. 48 CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3, para. 22. 49 Human Rights Watch, “Religious minorities”, 1997, available from www.hrw.org/reports/1997/iran/Iran-05.htm. 50 Amnesty International, “Iran: Violations of human rights 1987-1990”, 1 December 1990 (available from www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/021/1990/en), para. 2.1.2. 51 Submission by Amnesty International to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 49th session (available from http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=442&Lang=en), p. 5. 52 Constitution, art. 110. 53 E/CN.4/2001/65, para. 116. 54 Constitution, art. 167. 55 Law on the Qualifications for the Appointment of Judges, approved on 14 May 1982, Code Collection (1982), Official Gazette. 56 Submission by Amnesty International to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (see footnote 51), p. 5. 57 E/CN.4/2004/3/Add.2. 58 Information was based on an interview conducted by the Special Rapporteur with an Iranian lawyer on 20 December 2013. The source’s background was vetted prior to the interview, and all information provided was cross-checked with outside sources for credibility, accuracy and internal consistency. 59 IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, available from www.iranhrdc.org/english/publications/3420-executions-in-iran.html#.UsN-waV4F94 (2011), www.iranhrdc.org/english/publications/1000000030-ihrdc-chart-of-executions-by-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-2012.html#.UsN-Z6V4F94 (2012) and www.iranhrdc.org/english/publications/1000000225-ihrdc-chart-of-executions-by-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-2013.html#.UsNGC6V4F94 (2013). 60 Ibid. 61 Ibid. 62 Iran Human Rights, “Iran Human Rights condemns execution of four Ahwazi political prisoners”, 5 December 2013, available from http://iranhr.net/2013/12/iran-human-rights-condemns-execution-of-four-ahwazi-political-prisoners-3/. 63 Amnesty International, “Iran: Death sentences upheld, executions imminent: Jamshid Dehgani, Jahanghir Dehgani, Hamed Ahmadi and Kamal Molayee”, 19 September 2013, available from www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/037/2013/en. 64 Amnesty International, “Iran: Halt the execution of four Kurds on death row”, 20 September 2013, available from www.amnesty.org/en/news/iran-halt-execution-four-kurds-death-row-2013-09-20. 65 Information based on an interview conducted by the Special Rapporteur on 20 December 2013 with a lawyer currently practicing in the Islamic Republic of Iran and acquainted with the New Islamic Penal Code. 66 Human Rights Watch, “Codifying Repression: An Assessment of Iran’s New Penal Code”, 28 August 2013, available from www.hrw.org/reports/2012/08/28/codifying-repression. 67 “Iran’s FM says next year “drug tsunami” to hit region”, Trend, 26 April 2013, available from http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2143925.html. 68 The new Anti-Narcotics Law of 2011 provides for mandatory death sentences for the heads of drug gangs or networks, but also for trafficking or possession of more than 30 g of crystal methamphetamine or other psychedelic substances, such as crack and heroin. See Amnesty International, “Addicted to Death: Executions for Drugs Offences in Iran”, 2011, available from www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/090/2011/en/0564f064-e965-4fad-b062-6de232a08162/mde130902011en.pdf. 69 Iran Human Rights, Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran 2013, 12 March 2014, available from http://iranhr.net/2014/03/report-death-penalty-iran-2013/. 70 See UNODC Country Programme for the Islamic Republic of Iran (2011-2014) at www.unodc.org/islamicrepublicofiran/en/country-programme.html. 71 Report on violation of right to education of students in Iran, Daneshjoo News, Right to Education and the Human Rights Commission of the Office for Strengthening Unity, 2013, available from http://www.right-to-education.org/node/79. 72 See http://sharghdaily.ir/?News_Id=20426. 73 Ibid. 74 See http://etemaad.ir/PDF/92-09-05/12.pdf. 75 See www.isna.ir/fa/news/92100200858. 76 See www.kaleme.com/1392/09/26/klm-168517/?theme=fast. 77 See http://etemaad.ir/PDF/92-09-11/02.pdf. 78 See http://etemaad.ir/PDF/92-09-05/12.pdf. 79 See http://etemaad.ir/PDF/92-08-27/13.pdf. 80 See http://etemaad.ir/PDF/92-08-26/11.pdf and“Lawyer Dismissed from Faculty Position for Human Rights Work after 25 Years of Teaching”, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 7 April 2011, available from.www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/04/sharif-dismissed/. 81 See A/68/503.  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