United States

Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Iran

Mandate and goals :

Promoting universal human rights in Iran and documenting the violation of the right to life in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Kind of actions :

Creation of an online memorial to the victims of the violation of the right to life in Iran and creation of a virtual library promoting human rights

ABF is currently working on a multimedia campaign against death penalty in Iran

Date founded

2001             

Structure type

NGO             

Contact informations

3220 N Street N.W.
2007 Washington
Phone +12024657184
Fax +12025364177

Resources

Document(s)

Proven With(out) Certainty: How Judges Sentence Defendants to Death for Drug Offences in Iran

By Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Iran, Monash University and ELEOS Justice, on 6 February 2024


2024

NGO report

Drug Offenses


More details See the document

Published in April 2023.

Despite the reduction in the number of executions for drug offences during 2018-2020, a sudden increase in executions was recorded during 2021-2023: at least 131 known executions were recorded for drug offences in 2021, 253 executions in 2022, and 82 executions during the first 3 months of 2023 (Table). However, information concerning the death penalty in Iran is notoriously difficult to obtain because of the secrecy surrounding the country’s criminal justice process. This note provides a rare glimpse into the application of capital drug laws in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It exposes the idiosyncratic practices of the judiciary and its decision-making, using cases concerning the death penalty for drug offences—its imposition prohibited long under international standards. These judgments repeatedly use the language of ‘certainty’ in convicting the accused. In reality, to those familiar with basic fair trial standards, they raise serious concerns about miscarriages of justice that could potentially result in the erosion of legitimacy of the criminal ‘justice’ system in Iran.

  • Document type NGO report
  • Themes list Drug Offenses

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