On the increased number of executions in Iran, in particular the case of Mohammad Ghobadlou
B-9-2024-0121
on behalf of the S&D Group · Rapporteur: Pedro Marques, Evin Incir, Thijs Reuten, Pina Picierno
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Parliament's resolution condemns the rising use of the death penalty and executions in Iran, including the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou, and calls for a moratorium and the abolition of capital punishment.¶¶ It demands the release of Johan Floderus, an EU official imprisoned in Iran, and of all human rights defenders and victims of arbitrary detention.¶¶ It urges the Commission to increase support for Iranian civil society and the EEAS and member states to back the renewal of UN human rights mandates on Iran.¶¶ It repeats calls for criminal investigations under universal jurisdiction, for designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, and for sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations.¶
Key points
- Parliament recalls its opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances and calls for its universal abolition.¶
- It condemns the increasing use of the death penalty and executions by the Iranian authorities and calls on the government to introduce an immediate moratorium and revoke all death sentences.¶
- It condemns the use of torture to obtain confessions resulting in extrajudicial killings.
- It calls on the Iranian authorities to abandon charges and immediately and unconditionally release Johan Floderus.¶
- It condemns the deterioration of the human rights situation and the repression against women, girls, minorities and peaceful protesters, and the use of rape and other forms of sexual violence by Iranian officials.¶
- It calls for the immediate release of all human rights defenders and all victims of arbitrary detention.
- It urges the European Commission to increase technical and capacity support and allocate a larger budget to Iranian civil society.¶
- It calls on the EEAS and EU member states to support and present resolutions ensuring the renewal of the mandates of the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran and the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran at the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council.¶
- It reiterates calls to initiate criminal investigations into crimes committed by the Iranian authorities under universal jurisdiction.¶
- It reiterates calls to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
- It reiterates calls to sanction those responsible for human rights violations in Iran, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Ebrahim Raisi and Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri.
Who is affected
- Iranian authorities, who are condemned for executions and repression and asked to introduce a moratorium and release detainees.¶¶¶
- Iranian civil society, which the Commission is urged to support with more technical and capacity support and a larger budget.¶
- EU member states and the EEAS, which are called on to support UN resolutions on Iran.¶
- Johan Floderus, a Swedish citizen and EU official imprisoned in Evin Prison, whose release is demanded.¶¶