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UA: IRAN
28 March 2006
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Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh is reportedly scheduled to be executed on or before 1 April 2006. She was sentenced to death for the murder of her husband.
IRAN
"The stay of execution granted to Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh on 12 October 2004 was rescinded by the Supreme Court. Her execution has been reportedly scheduled to take place on or before 1 April 2006.
Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh was sentenced to death for the murder of her husband.
She alleged that her husband was a drug addict who had tried to rape her daughter from a previous marriage, who was 15 years old at the time.
Apparently he had previously told her that he had lost the girl in a gambling match. Amnesty International does not know when she was arrested, but she may have been tried in 2002.
The Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, had stayed Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh's execution after reading a letter written to him by her daughter, entitled "Don’t render my hopes hopeless", in which she appealed for clemency for her mother.
Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh was then held in Evin prison in the capital, Tehran, whilst her case was sent to the second Division of the Supreme Court for review.
According to a report in the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri on 15 March 2006, the Court has confirmed the death sentence against Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh and has reportedly approved the execution.
Her lawyer was reported to be intending to ask the Head of the Judiciary to use his powers to issue another stay of execution."
Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, English, French or your own language:
- expressing concern that the stay of execution granted to Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh has been rescinded after almost 18 months;
- urging that the death sentence imposed on Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouhbe commuted immediately;
- urging the authorities to ensure that the victim’s family is made aware of its right, under Islamic law, to pardon the condemned;
- reminding the Iranian authorities of their commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular Article 3A: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
UA: IRAN
28 March 2006
More news on UA 281 /04
Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh is reportedly scheduled to be executed on or before 1 April 2006. She was sentenced to death for the murder of her husband.
IMMINENT EXECUTION
IRAN
* FATEMEH HAGHIGHAT-PAJOUH'S TRAGIC STORY
"The stay of execution granted to Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh on 12 October 2004 was rescinded by the Supreme Court. Her execution has been reportedly scheduled to take place on or before 1 April 2006.
Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh was sentenced to death for the murder of her husband.
She alleged that her husband was a drug addict who had tried to rape her daughter from a previous marriage, who was 15 years old at the time.
Apparently he had previously told her that he had lost the girl in a gambling match. Amnesty International does not know when she was arrested, but she may have been tried in 2002.
The Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, had stayed Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh's execution after reading a letter written to him by her daughter, entitled "Don’t render my hopes hopeless", in which she appealed for clemency for her mother.
Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh was then held in Evin prison in the capital, Tehran, whilst her case was sent to the second Division of the Supreme Court for review.
According to a report in the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri on 15 March 2006, the Court has confirmed the death sentence against Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh and has reportedly approved the execution.
Her lawyer was reported to be intending to ask the Head of the Judiciary to use his powers to issue another stay of execution."
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, English, French or your own language:
- expressing concern that the stay of execution granted to Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh has been rescinded after almost 18 months;
- urging that the death sentence imposed on Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouhbe commuted immediately;
- urging the authorities to ensure that the victim’s family is made aware of its right, under Islamic law, to pardon the condemned;
- reminding the Iranian authorities of their commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular Article 3A: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
National Council of Resistance of Iran - Foreign Affairs Committee
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2 comments:
Her case is such a sad one, and this rash of hangings seems to have no end! I've been following this one too. Evin Prison is considered in Iran to be almost worse than death by many there. The abuses and murderous "interrogations" there are well documented. I should change my picture to the mug shot of Atefeh Rajabi just to keep this issue on everyone's mind.
Do not forget Nazanin, either! And thank you for posting this!
Thanks for letting me know about Nazanin. I was afraid that she had already been executed. I glad it did not happen, yet, so there is a little chance. Her case is a true nightmare.
You know, I fear that these petitions won't change much in their situation.
Amnesty International has been loosing it. It's too bad.
They are in the business of communication, but they don't offer a petition online service, so petitioners have to work harder; that can't give good results.
Furthermore, they lost so much credibility, as you know they have chosen a corrupted camp as they failed to understand real politics. This is bad for their cause. They say they are apolitical, but they are anything but.
I guess like all big organizations, they lost perspective and have not updated their approach.
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