Thursday, October 13, 2016

Iran: Imminent execution of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran - URGENT ACTION by Nov 18, 2016

Amnesty International
     Please find below and attached an Urgent Action that Amnesty International has issued today on Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, who is at risk of execution following an unfair trial in which she was convicted of the murder of her husband. She was 17 years old at the time of the crime. She could be executed as early as 13 October.

 Please write immediately in Persian, English, Arabic, French, Spanish, or your own language:

  • Urging the Iranian authorities to immediately halt any plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand and ensure that her conviction and death sentence are quashed and that she is granted a fair retrial without recourse to the death penalty and in accordance with principles of juvenile justice; 
  • Calling on them to conduct a prompt, independent, and thorough investigation into Zeinab Sekaanvand’s allegations of torture and other ill-treatment, and ensure that any statements obtained from her under torture and other ill-treatment, coercion or without a lawyer present, are not used as evidence against her in court;  
  • Reminding them that there is an absolute prohibition on the use of the death penalty for crimes committed by persons below 18 years of age under both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, both of which Iran has ratified;
  • Immediately establish an official moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty
 Office of the Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei        
Salutation: Your Excellency

Head of the Judiciary        
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani        
Salutation: Your Excellency

And copies to:
President
Hassan Rouhani

Click here for ENTIRE URGENT ACTION. 
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