NEWS CENTER – The death penalty in Iran raises ongoing human rights controversy at the local and international levels, amid escalating calls to review punitive policies and strengthen fair trial guarantees, while human rights organizations believe that the right to life must remain protected without exception.

87 organizations from civil society organizations, political groups, and human rights defenders issued a joint statement calling for an immediate halt to the implementation of death sentences in Iran. The signatories affirmed that the right to life is a fundamental right that cannot be violated, considering that the death penalty should be abolished, and raising the slogan "No to Execution... No Execution in Iran" as a unifying demand.

The statement also considered that the tenth of October, which coincides with the World Day Against the Death Penalty, constitutes an occasion to renew the demand for halting all executions in Iran, alongside intensifying efforts aimed at documenting violations related to the right to life, torture, and depriving defendants of fair trials.

The signatories confirmed that documenting human rights violations should not be limited to preparing reports and monitoring facts, but must be a starting point for holding those responsible accountable and prosecuting them judicially before competent national and international bodies, in line with legal standards and principles of justice.

The signatories also pointed to what independent human rights organizations and international mechanisms have documented regarding violations related to the right to life, torture, and the absence of fair trial standards in Iran, also referring to the findings reached by the United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission regarding the suppression of protests in the country.

This call comes at a time when human rights concerns continue regarding the implementation of death sentences in Iran, including political, security, and protest-related cases. The signatories called for continuing to document these violations in preparation for holding those responsible accountable and prosecuting them before competent judicial bodies.

Simultaneously with the initiative, posters were published on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty calling for the organization of a week of protest events against executions and what it described as "crimes against humanity" in Iran, during the period extending from the sixth of October to the thirteenth of it, with citizens being urged to participate in demanding a halt to the implementation of death sentences.

The statement explained that the goal of this movement is to transform the rejection of the death penalty into a broad popular demand, based on calling for an immediate halt to all executions and rejecting the issuance or implementation of this punishment. The signatories concluded their statement by reaffirming two basic demands: "No to the death penalty" and "No to the implementation of executions in Iran."