Written question asked by Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Independent Ulster Unionist) on Monday, 23 May 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 June 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 June 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Iran: Capital Punishment

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Iranians have been executed since the visit of the Foreign Secretary to Iran and the re-opening of the UK embassy in Tehran last year, and what assessment they have made of whether that figure indicates any improvement in the human rights position of Iranian citizens.

Answer

The UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran believes that between 966 and 1,025 people were executed in 2015. The UK repeatedly calls on Iran to bring an end to the use of the death penalty.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL224

Session

2016-17

Subjects

Capital punishment Iran

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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