Aug. 5, 2015, 8:54 p.m.
Iran Human Rights, August 5, 2015: In two separate statements published today, the
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed expressed serious concern about the the death penalty on Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of a spiritual movement, Erfan-e-Halgheh (Inter-Universalism). Taheri was sentenced to death on Saturday by the Revolutionary Court on a charge of Fesad fel Arz (corruption on earth).
“Iran’s use of the death penalty has long been problematic, with many executions on drug offences, several executions of people who were below the age of 18 when the crime was committed, as well as other cases where broad, ill-defined charges led to the imposition of capital punishment,” Zeid said in a press release published by the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The other statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Iran says: