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URGENT ACTION APPEAL
7 October 2004
UA 281/04 Imminent execution
IRAN: Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh (f) aged 33
Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh has reportedly been sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, who allegedly tried to rape her then 15 year old daughter from a previous marriage. She is reportedly at risk of imminent execution.
According to a 6 October report in the Iranian newspaper E'temad, Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh murdered her husband in 1997. At her trial she alleged that her husband,identified as a 30 year old man named Bahman, was a drug addict, who had been overtly interested in her 15-year-old daughter. She also told the trial judge that Bahman had said he had lost the girl in a gambling match. When she later discovered that he had tried to rape the girl, she killed him.
It is not known when Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh was arrested. According to the report in E'temad, the sentence has been upheld by the Supreme Court, although it is not known when. In Iran, all death sentences have to be approved by the Supreme Court before they can be implemented. The E'temad report states that her execution is expected to take place in the next few days.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Iran is a state party. Article 6 of the ICCPR states: ''In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious crimes''.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible:
- stating that Amnesty International recognizes the rights and responsibilities of governments to bring to justice those suspected of criminal offences, but strongly opposes the death penalty as the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment;
- urging that the death sentence imposed on Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh be commuted immediately;
- seeking trial details of the case against Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh, including details of any appeals against her convictions;
- urging the authorities to ensure that the victim's family is made aware of its right, under Islamic law, to pardon the condemned;
- reminding the Iranian authorities of their commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular Article 3: ''Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.''
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APPEALS TO:
Leader of the Islamic Republic:
His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed 'Ali Khamenei
The Presidency
Palestine Avenue
Azerbaijan Intersection
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Fax: 011 98 21 649 5880 (please mark 'For the
attention of the Office of His Excellency,
Ayatollah al Udhma Khamenei, Qom)
Email: info@wilayah.org OR
webmaster@wilayah.org
(on the subject line write: For the attention of the Office of His Excellency, Ayatollah al Udhma Khamenei, Qom)
Head of the Judiciary:
His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Ministry of Justice
Park-e Shahr
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Email: irjpr@iranjudiciary.org
(mark 'Please forward to HE Ayatollah Shahroudi')
President:
His Excellency Hojjatoleslam val Moslemin Sayed
Mohammad Khatami
The Presidency
Palestine Avenue
Azerbaijan Intersection
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
E-mail: khatami@president.ir
(please resend your message if it does not get through the first time)
Salutation: Your Excellency
Iranian Interests Section
Embassy of Pakistan
2209 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington DC 20007
Please send appeals immediately.
Amnesty International is a worldwide grassroots movement that promotes and defends human rights.
This Urgent Action may be reposted if kept intact, including contact information and stop action date (if applicable). Thank you for your help with this appeal.
Urgent Action Network
Amnesty International USA
PO Box 1270
Nederland CO 80466-1270
Email: uan@aiusa.org
http://www.amnestyusa.org/urgent/
Phone: 303 258 1170
Fax: 303 258 7881
