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« La plupart des exécutions l'année dernière étaient liées à des infractions liées à la drogue, mais des dissidents et des personnes liées aux manifestations de 2022 ont également été exécutés. Il y a également eu une augmentation du nombre de femmes exécutées, » a-t-elle déclaré.
« Il est grand temps que l'Iran mette un terme à cette marée montante d'exécutions, » a déclaré l'orateur.
Le Bureau des droits de l'homme de l'ONU s'oppose à la peine de mort en toutes circonstances. Elle est incompatible avec le droit fondamental à la vie et soulève le risque inacceptable d'exécuter des innocents. «Et pour être clair, elle ne peut jamais être imposée pour un comportement protégé par le droit international des droits de l'homme,» a déclaré Throssell.
« Nous comprenons qu'au moins 31 femmes auraient été exécutées en 2024. Cela marque maintenant le nombre le plus élevé en 15 ans, » a-t-elle déclaré.
«La majorité des cas concernent des accusations de meurtre. Un nombre important de femmes étaient victimes de violence domestique, de mariage d'enfants ou de mariage forcé. Un certain nombre d'entre elles ont été condamnées pour avoir tué leurs maris.»
« Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, Volker Türk, exhorte les autorités iraniennes à suspendre toutes les exécutions futures et à instaurer un moratoire sur l'utilisation de la peine de mort en vue de son abolition définitive. Environ 170 États ont soit aboli la peine de mort, soit imposé un moratoire sur son utilisation, » a déclaré Throssell.
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À Genève:
Ravina Shamdasani - + 41 22 917 9169 / ravina.shamdasani@un.org
Liz Throssell + 41 22 917 9296 / elizabeth.throssell@un.org
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Thameen Al-Kheetan - + 41 76 223 77 62 / thameen.alkheetan@un.org
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HISTOIRE : Orateur des droits de l'homme de l'ONU, Liz Throssell, sur les exécutions en Iran en 2024
TRT : 01:55
SOURCE : OHCHR / UNOG
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LANGUE : Anglais/NATS
RAPPORT D'ASPECT : 16:9
DATELINE : 07 janvier 2025 GENÈVE, SUISSE
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