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Download Information from the Internet IRAN SUBMISSION TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE FOR THE 103RD SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (17 OCTOBER – 4 NOVEMBER 2011) Amnesty International Publications First published in 2011 by Amnesty International Publications International Secretariat Peter Benenson House 1 Easton Street London WC1X 0DW United Kingdom www.amnesty.org © Amnesty International Publications 2011 Index: MDE 13/081/2011 Original Language: English Printed by Amnesty International, International Secretariat, United Kingdom All rights reserved. This publication is copyright, but may be reproduced by any method without fee for advocacy, campaigning and teaching purposes, but not for resale. The copyright holders request that all such use be registered with them for impact assessment purposes. For copying in any other circumstances, or for reuse in other publications, or for translation or adaptation, prior written permission must be obtained from the publishers, and a fee may be payable. To request permission, or for any other inquiries, please contact [email protected] Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights. Our vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and are funded mainly by our membership and public donations. CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................. 6 Constitutional and legal framework within which the Covenant is Implemented (Article 2) .... 7 The Human Rights Headquarters ............................................................................. 8 The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) ........................................................ 8 Impunity ............................................................................................................... 9 Non-discrimination and equal rights of men and women (articles 2, 3 and 26) ................. 10 Discrimination against women in law and practice (Questions 2-4) ............................... 10 The Family Protection Bill ..................................................................................... 12 Imposition of dress code ....................................................................................... 12 Rape and other sexual violence .............................................................................. 13 Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in law and practice (Question 5) ............................................................................................... 16 Discrimination against members of religious and ethnic minorities (Questions 22 and 33-34 on Articles 18 and 27) ................................................................................................ 19 Right to life (Article 6) ................................................................................................ 23 The death penalty (Questions 6-7) ............................................................................ 23 Extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings by security forces (Questions 8 and 9) ............................................................................................................................. 27 Impunity for killings by security forces and non-state actors ..................................... 29 Prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment, liberty and security of person, treatment of persons deprived of their liberty (Articles 7, 9, and 10) .................................................. 29 Use of torture and other ill-treatment (Questions 11 and 12) ....................................... 29 Cruel and torturous punishments ........................................................................... 34 Liberty and security of person (Questions 13 and 14).................................................. 35 Conditions of detention (Question 16) (Articles 7 and 9).............................................. 37 Freedom of movement (Article 12) ................................................................................ 40 Right to a fair trial (Article 14) ..................................................................................... 41 Revolutionary courts ............................................................................................. 42 Special Court for the Clergy (SCC) .......................................................................... 43 The Office of Follow up and Supervision ................................................................. 44 Freedom of expression (Article 19)................................................................................ 45 Freedom of expression of Parliamentarians .............................................................. 46 Freedom of expression of academics and students ................................................... 47 Incitement to discrimination and hatred (Question 26) ............................................. 49 Freedom of assembly and association (Articles 21 and 22).............................................. 51 Freedom of assembly ............................................................................................ 51 Freedom of association.......................................................................................... 52 Right to take part in conduct of public affairs (Article 25) ............................................... 55 Introduction.................................................................................................................. 5 Constitutional and legal framework within which the Covenant is Implemented (Article 2) .... 6 The Human Rights Headquarters .............................................................................. 7 The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) ........................................................ 7 Impunity ................................................................................................................ 8 Non-discrimination and equal rights of men and women (articles 2, 3 and 26) .................... 9 Discrimination against women in law and practice (Questions 2-4) ................................. 9 The Family Protection Bill ..................................................................................... 11 Imposition of dress code ....................................................................................... 11 Rape and other sexual violence .............................................................................. 12 Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in law and practice (Question 5) ............................................................................................... 15 Discrimination against members of religious and ethnic minorities (Questions 22 and 33-34 on Articles 18 and 27) ................................................................................................ 18 Right to life (Article 6) ................................................................................................ 22 The death penalty (Questions 6-7) ............................................................................ 22 Extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings by security forces (Questions 8 and 9) ............................................................................................................................. 26 Impunity for killings by security forces and non-state actors ..................................... 28 Prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment, liberty and security of person, treatment of persons deprived of their liberty (Articles 7, 9, and 10) .................................................. 28 Use of torture and other ill-treatment (Questions 11 and 12) ....................................... 28 Cruel and torturous punishments ........................................................................... 33 Liberty and security of person (Questions 13 and 14).................................................. 34 Conditions of detention (Question 16) (Articles 7 and 9) ............................................. 36 Freedom of movement (Article 12) ............................................................................... 39 Right to a fair trial (Article 14) ..................................................................................... 40 Revolutionary courts ............................................................................................. 41 Special Court for the Clergy (SCC) .......................................................................... 42 The Office of Follow up and Supervision ................................................................. 43 Freedom of expression (Article 19) ............................................................................... 44 Freedom of expression of Parliamentarians ............................................................. 45 Freedom of expression of academics and students ................................................... 46 Incitement to discrimination and hatred (Question 26) ............................................ 48 Freedom of assembly and association (Articles 21 and 22) ............................................. 50 Freedom
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