Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, E/CN.4/2006/53/Add. 1, March 27, 2006: Iran
Page 109 According to the information I have received, both men were sentenced to death for the crime of “lavat” which is reportedly defined by Iran’s Shari`a-based Penal Code as encompassing penetrative and non-penetrative sexual acts between men....
Announcement of the nominees for the Martin Ennals Award 2006
The Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) announced today that four people were selected as nominees for the 2006 Award.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, E/CN.4/2005/64/Add.1, March 29, 2005: Iran
468. On 12 August 2004, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal regarding an official bill on the punishment of crimes linked to the Internet. According to the information received, the bill proposed a legislative framework that could contravene international...Communication No 190/2001: Netherlands, CAT/C/30/D/190/2001, K.S.Y. v Netherlands, May 26, 2003
(The complainant is a citizen of Iran, born on 23 August 1950, whose application for refugee status was rejected in the Netherlands) 7.3 Concerning the alleged difficulties faced by the complainant because of his sexual orientation, the Committee notes a number of...Recent News
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