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PROPOSITION DE RÉSOLUTION (2020/2914(RSP))

Sur l'Iran, en particulier le cas de Nasrin Sotoudeh, lauréate du prix Sakharov 2012

B-9-2020-0438

au nom du groupe ID · Rapporteur: Dominique Bilde

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This is a motion for a resolution on Iran, in particular the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh, winner of the 2012 Sakharov Prize. Parliament notes that sanctions affect Iranians' daily lives, urges Iran to limit the death penalty and ban public executions, and raises alarm about detention conditions, torture and COVID-19. It asks Iranian authorities to shed light on torture, punish those responsible and strictly limit solitary confinement. It calls on member states to use all means, including diplomacy, to secure the release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and EU dual nationals, and to work for Christian minorities.

Key points

  1. Parliament notes that sanctions imposed to exert maximum pressure on the regime have an impact on the daily life of Iranians.
  2. It encourages Iran to limit the use of the death penalty and to ban public executions, in line with Articles 6 and 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
  3. It is alarmed at detention conditions in Iran, especially given the COVID-19 pandemic, and calls on the competent Iranian authorities to shed full light on the use of torture, punish those responsible and strictly limit solitary confinement.
  4. It invites member states to deploy every means, including diplomatic, to obtain the release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and, in particular, of dual nationals who are EU citizens.
  5. It invites member states to make all necessary efforts on behalf of Christian minorities in Iran.
  6. It cites the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by Iran on 24 June 1975, and UN rules on the rights of persons facing the death penalty and on the treatment of prisoners.
  7. It cites the UN Special Rapporteur's report on the human rights situation in Iran of 28 January 2020.
  8. It notes that, according to Amnesty International, human rights activists, including campaigners against the death penalty and for women's rights, are imprisoned in Iran, and that lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been detained since 2 December 2020.
  9. It notes that Nasrin Sotoudeh was temporarily released for medical reasons on 7 November 2020 and that on 30 November 2020 a doctor confirmed a COVID-19 diagnosis.
  10. It notes that the UN report highlighted detention conditions below international standards, confessions obtained under torture, refusals of medical treatment, excessive use of solitary confinement, prison overcrowding, inadequate food and lack of hygiene.
  11. It notes that the UN report raised alarm at the application of the death penalty, including sometimes to child offenders.
  12. It notes that, according to the 2019 US State Department report on religious freedom, at least 109 members of religious minority groups are still imprisoned for their religious affiliation and non-Armenian Christians are harassed by the authorities.

Who is affected

  • Iran: urged to limit the death penalty, ban public executions, address torture and improve detention conditions.
  • Nasrin Sotoudeh: member states are asked to seek her release.
  • EU dual nationals: member states are asked to seek their release.
  • Christian minorities in Iran: member states are asked to make efforts on their behalf.
  • Iranian people: Parliament notes that sanctions affect their daily lives.

Figures and deadlines

  • 16 December 1966: date of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
  • 24 June 1975: date Iran ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
  • 25 May 1984: date of UN Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/50 on safeguards for persons facing the death penalty.
  • 31 July 1957: date of the UN standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners.
  • 28 January 2020: date of the UN Special Rapporteur's report on human rights in Iran.
  • 2 December 2020: date Nasrin Sotoudeh has been detained since.
  • 7 November 2020: date of her temporary release for medical reasons.
  • 30 November 2020: date a doctor confirmed the COVID-19 diagnosis.