International Mechanism Submissions

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) has confirmed that Iranian authorities have executed at least 237 people in the first five months of 2024. Of these 237 executions, at least 10 of them were women, 31 Baluch, and 13 Afghan nationals. IHRNGO reports that executions of women are up 67% compared against the same period of time in 2023. IHRNGO also reports that executions against Afghan nationals are up 117%. As noted in the coauthors’ previous report, Iran Human Rights has confirmed that Iranian authorities 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.”

In May 2024, the coauthors submitted a Suggested List of Themes Report to this Committee. The current report summarizes and updates the information in that report; and addresses items omitted from the Committee’s 2024 List of Themes regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.