ICC Note:

During a session of the UN Human Rights Council, Iran was targeted over concern of its use of capital punishment, treatment of prisoners, and lack of enforcement for human rights. All these factors are included in the country’s disregard for religious minorities. The United States representative included that violations of these basic human rights are rarely investigated or prosecuted, which allows religious minorities to be persecuted without justice.

3/17/2017 Iran (The Media Express) – After a report from the UN Special Rapporteur for the Islamic Republic of Iran, Asma Jahangir, the meeting included a variety of responses from different countries as part of the 34th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, which was held on March 13, 2017.

Iran’s representative, Kazem Gharibabadi, noted that “Iran was a great democracy”, but also indicated that they addressed human rights through the culture and religion of their country. He also indicated that Iran’s democracy should not be judged through secular democracy, while noting that Iran was part of several committees and organizations on human rights.

Other speakers focused on particular areas of concern, based on the report from the Special Rapporteur. One of the biggest areas noted by a number of speakers was Iran’s death penalty. Many of the countries’ representatives spoke out about the use of capital punishment for a variety of crimes, but also against the treatment of prisoners, particularly human rights activists and defenders. All ended their comments with questions for the Special Rapporteur as part of the interactive dialogue.

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