that it was very concerned that the human rights situation has deteriorated in the last two years and calls on the Iranian authorities to make a serious commitment to reversing this trend. Iran Focus
The EP resolution said that it was very concerned that the human rights situation has deteriorated in the last two years and calls on the Iranian authorities to make a serious commitment to reversing this trend.
It condemned the serious increase in human rights violations, particularly the increasing number of reports of public executions, and floggings.
The EP called on the Council (of Europe) and the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of commitments made by Iran to moratoriums in the three key areas of stoning, execution of minors and amputations.
It added that is was concerned at the large number of arrests, particularly of women and young people, on the basis of unclear or minor charges and expressed its deepest concern, that a minor was recently executed for sexual misconduct.
The European Parliament condemned Irans abject policy of arrests and imprisonment of journalists and cyber-dissidents and the stifling of press and media freedom, and called on the Iranian regime to cease support for terrorist organisations.
The EP also expressed alarm at the high number of executions in Iran, in particular of minors, and Iran’s refusal to release official statistics on the death penalty.
