Right to Life and the Death Penalty in Iran (4)
Written by ACI in 18 September 23The Role and Responsibility of
the International Community
10 October 2023
World Day Against the Death Penalty
Consiglio Regionale della Toscana, Via Camillo Cavour, 2, 50129 Florence—Italy
On March 15, 2023, UNODC signed a Country Partnership Programme with the Islamic Republic of Iran for 2023-2026. It is stated that this Programme aims to further strengthen the cooperation between the UNODC and Iran on drugs, crime, international criminal justice, corruption, and alternative livelihood through promoting United Nations standards and international best practice. Its strategic goals are in keeping with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for the Islamic Republic of Iran 2023-2027 also signed earlier this year.
The UNODC guidance on the protection of human rights in countries where aid is provided for anti-drugs programmes explicitly acknowledges the links between funding and executions and recommends withdrawal of support where improvements were not made. While there is clearly a need for international cooperation on counter-narcotics efforts this must be proportionate to right to life and respect for human rights.
In view of the increased number of executions in Iran on drugs related charges this year alone, our forthcoming conference will focus of the role and responsibility of the international community.
- How is the international community and the UN agencies resolving the use of the death penalty and lashes as punishments – even for addicts – with United Nations standards and international best practice?
- How is the international community and the UNODC resolving the contradictions between cooperation with the IRGC and the regime with the fact that IRGC is complicit in international organised crime and drugs trafficking?
- How is the international community and the UNODC resolving the increased numbers of arrests, detentions, torture and ill treatment and unfair biased trials for protestors in the last year with UN standards and international best practice?
ACI proposes to discuss the use of the death penalty as a tool of oppression as well as the above in view of the alarming increase in the number of executions in 2023 and the dual role and responsibility of International Community.
This conference is convened in collaboration with
Iran Human Rights Centre-Italia
Testimonianze
Supported by:
Consiglio Regionale della Toscana
