Abolish The Death Penalty in Iran

To: The Islamic Republic of Iran

Increasingly, the Iranian government has utilized the death penalty to silence opposition to its political, social and cultural agenda. Over the past few years Iran has had the second highest number of reported executions than any other country in the world. In particular, Iranian government has contravened a multitude of its obligations both under the Iranian Constitution and under international law.

Amnesty International reports that 24 child offenders have been executed in Iran since 1990, 11 of whom were under 18 at the time of their execution. In most cases, the authorities waited until child offenders turned 18 before executing them.

Moreover, it is reported that there are at least 71 child offenders who are currently under sentence of death in Iran. Iran is also one of seven countries in the world that carry the death penalty for homosexual acts: all of them justify this punishment with Islamic law.

Lastly, Iran has used the death penalty to attack political opponents who use peaceful means in which to attack the government's human rights records.

The death penalty is the ultimate violation of the right to life. When used arbitrarily it is no different than state sanctioned murder. We ask that the Iranian government abolish the death penalty in any case so that the rights recognized under Iranian and international law are both respected and protected.

Sincerely,



The Undersigned





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