Abolish the Death Penalty in Iran
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Increasingly, the Iranian government has utilized the death penalty to silence opposition to its political, social and cultural agenda. Over the past few years Iran has had the second highest number of reported executions than any other country in the world. In particular, Iranian government has contravened a multitude of its obligations both under the Iranian Constitution and under international law.
Amnesty International reports that 24 child offenders have been executed in Iran since 1990, 11 of whom were under 18 at the time of their execution. In most cases, the authorities waited until child offenders turned 18 before executing them. Moreover, it is reported that there are at least 71 child offenders who are currently under sentence of death in Iran.
Iran is also one of seven countries in the world that carry the death penalty for homosexual acts: all of them justify this punishment with Islamic law.
Lastly, Iran has used the death penalty to attack political opponents who use peaceful means in which to attack the government's human rights records.
The death penalty is the ultimate violation of the right to life. When used arbitrarily it is no different than state sanctioned murder. We ask that the Iranian government abolish the death penalty in any case so that the rights recognized under Iranian and international law are both respected and protected.
Amnesty International reports that 24 child offenders have been executed in Iran since 1990, 11 of whom were under 18 at the time of their execution. In most cases, the authorities waited until child offenders turned 18 before executing them. Moreover, it is reported that there are at least 71 child offenders who are currently under sentence of death in Iran.
Iran is also one of seven countries in the world that carry the death penalty for homosexual acts: all of them justify this punishment with Islamic law.
Lastly, Iran has used the death penalty to attack political opponents who use peaceful means in which to attack the government's human rights records.
The death penalty is the ultimate violation of the right to life. When used arbitrarily it is no different than state sanctioned murder. We ask that the Iranian government abolish the death penalty in any case so that the rights recognized under Iranian and international law are both respected and protected.
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200 signatures
Goal: 1,000
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198.
Andy Ramirez
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any country that executes a 16 year old girl for the crime of admitting she was raped has no place in this world. Why do we bother waiting for them to build nuclear weapons
197.
Ayatollah S
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Eengeelees eengeelees marg beh neirangeh to ghalbeh akhoondhayeh ma meetapad az esgheh to
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Shahid A
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I make ths plea as a believing Muslim that it is not adminitered justly and should therefore we removed!
185.
Arati G
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" ... An execution cannot be used to condemn killing. Such an act by the state is the mirror image of the criminal's willingness to use physical violence against a victim. In addition experience demonstrates that whenever the death penalty is used some pe
184.
Jaya C
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" ... We are not so mad as to think that we shall create a world in which murder will not occur. We are fighting for a world in which murder will no longer be legal. ... " ... ... What is capital punishment if not the most premeditated of murders to which
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Azarin S
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Our humanity is defined by the way we treat the weak and the poor. Be human! Stop the barbarian killing of children!
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