On Human Rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Ms Taraneh Rahimi and Ms Leila Abolhasani
B-10-2026-0440
on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Marc Botenga
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Parliament's resolution condemns the rise in executions and the use of the death penalty in Iran and urges a moratorium as a first step towards abolition.¶ It calls for full respect of the fundamental rights of all Iranians, including Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani, and the release of all those detained only for peacefully exercising their rights.¶ It calls for the immediate lifting of those European sanctions on Iran that negatively affect the human rights and living conditions of the Iranian people.¶ It criticises the EU for applying human rights standards selectively and calls on the EU to defend human rights standards and United Nations mechanisms consistently for all countries, starting with their own allies.¶¶
Key points
- Condemns the rise in executions and the use of the death penalty, reiterates opposition to the death penalty worldwide and urges a moratorium as a first step towards abolition.¶
- Calls for full respect of the fundamental rights of all Iranians, including Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani, and the release of all those detained only for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights.¶
- Affirms that prohibition of torture, freedom of expression and assembly, and the right to a fair trial are universal rights that must be upheld everywhere.¶
- Commends the Iranian people for their struggle for fundamental rights, including social justice, equality, sovereign development and a just international order in line with the UN Charter.¶
- Calls for the immediate lifting of those European sanctions on Iran that negatively affect the human rights and living conditions of the Iranian people.¶
- Criticises the EU's instrumentalization of human rights against some states while violations by so-called allies are ignored or supported, saying such double standards turn human rights into a geopolitical tool.¶
- Calls on the EU to defend human rights standards and United Nations mechanisms consistently for all countries, starting with their own allies.¶
Who is affected
- Iran and its authorities, which the resolution urges to halt executions and release detainees held for peacefully exercising their rights.¶¶
- Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani, whose cases the resolution highlights and whose fundamental rights it calls to be respected.
- The Iranian people, for whom the resolution calls for respect of fundamental rights and the lifting of European sanctions affecting their living conditions.¶
- The European Union, which is called on to lift sanctions affecting the Iranian people and to apply human rights standards consistently for all countries.¶