Iran - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Death Penalty - May 2024
Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
Issues: Death Penalty, International Advocacy
Mechanism: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Report Type: List of Issues
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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) has confirmed that Iranian authorities have carried out at least 7,284 executions between 2011 and 2023.2023 marked the second-highest year for executions over that period, with 834 confirmed executions. IHRNGO has documented that “ethnic minorities in Iran are overrepresented in death penalty statistics.”