Codifying repression
Subtitle: an assessment of Iran's new penal code
By: [Faraz Sanei]
Contributors: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [New York, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 49
ISBN-13: 9781564329325
Subjects: Criminal law; Civil rights; Human rights; Capital punishment; Torture
Description: Recommendations -- I. Background -- II. Iran's International Obligations -- The Right to Life -- The Right to Liberty and Security -- Protection against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment -- The Right to Privacy -- Right to a "Fair Hearing" -- Codification of Criminal Laws -- Non-Discrimination and Fundamental Rights -- Freedom of Expression, Assembly, and Association -- III. Death Penalty for Child Offenders -- Age of Criminal Responsibility Still Equals Age of Maturity -- Death Penalty Abolished for "Discretionary Crimes" -- Death Penalty Retained for Other Crimes -- IV. Death Penalty for Protected Conduct or Non-Serious Crimes -- Adultery -- Sodomy and Lesbianism -- Drinking Alcohol -- Insulting the Prophet -- Other "Crimes Against God" Provisions -- Draconian Drug-Related Punishments -- V. Failure to Specify Laws Related to Serious Punishments Including Death -- Stoning -- Apostasy -- "Knowledge of the Judge" -- VI. Overly Broad or Vaguely Worded Provisions Criminalizing the Exercise of Fundamental Rights -- The New "Enmity against God" Provisions -- The New "Armed Rebellion" Provisions -- The New "Sowing Corruption" Provisions -- Troubling National Security laws Remain Untouched -- VII. Punishments that Amount to Torture -- VIII. Discriminatory Provisions -- Acknowledgements.
Notes: "August 2012"--Table of contents page.

"This report was researched and written by Faraz Sanei, researcher for the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch."--P. 49.

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Table of contents: title: Summary; title: Recommendations; title: I. Background; title: II. Iran's International Obligations; title: The Right to Life; title: The Right to Liberty and Security; title: Protection against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment; title: The Right to Privacy; title: Right to a "Fair Hearing"; title: Codification of Criminal Laws; title: Non-Discrimination and Fundamental Rights; title: Freedom of Expression, Assembly, and Association; title: III. Death Penalty for Child Offenders; title: Age of Criminal Responsibility Still Equals Age of Maturity; title: Death Penalty Abolished for "Discretionary Crimes"; title: Death Penalty Retained for Other Crimes; title: IV. Death Penalty for Protected Conduct or Non-Serious Crimes; title: Adultery; title: Sodomy and Lesbianism; title: Drinking Alcohol; title: Insulting the Prophet; title: Other "Crimes Against God" Provisions; title: Draconian Drug-Related Punishments; title: V. Failure to Specify Laws Related to Serious Punishments Including Death; title: Stoning; title: Apostasy; title: "Knowledge of the Judge"; title: VI. Overly Broad or Vaguely Worded Provisions Criminalizing the Exercise of Fundamental Rights; title: The New "Enmity against God" Provisions; title: The New "Armed Rebellion" Provisions; title: The New "Sowing Corruption" Provisions; title: Troubling National Security laws Remain Untouched; title: VII. Punishments that Amount to Torture; title: VIII. Discriminatory Provisions; title: Acknowledgements.