"End Executions by Stoning"

David ET
by David ET
16-Jan-2008
 

This week Amnesty International issued a 30 page comprehensive report about stoning in Iran. The contents of the report are:

1. Introduction
2. How stonings are imposed
Iranian law
Unfair trials
Disproportionate impact on women
3. Executions by stoning
4. Awaiting execution
5. Campaigning wins reprieves
Campaigners targeted
6. Recommendations
APPENDIX 1: ‘Campaign Against Stoning’ by Asieh Amini
APPENDIX 2: Code of Punishment for Adultery in Iran
APPENDIX 3: Ritual of Stoning Punishment in Iran

Copy of the report can be found here

Share/Save/Bookmark

more from David ET
 
default

Thanks,Mr. Rashidian

by Mona 19 (not verified) on

You are absolutely right.
Observe to what degree the lack of education weaken and degrade people.
At present in spheres of human activity woman does not manifest her natal prerogatives, owing to lack of education and opportunity.
Without doubt education will establish her equality with men.

Regard,
Mona


default

Mr Rashidian you are correct again!

by Tahirih (not verified) on

I am writing this comment in support of Mr Rashidian's posting.He identifies unequal rights and lack of education as the reason of disproportionate number of women being stoned.

In the world of humanity we find a great difference; the female sex is treated as though inferior, and is not allowed equal rights and privileges. This condition is due not to nature, but to education. In the Divine Creation there is no such distinction. Neither sex is superior to the other in the sight of God. Why then should one sex assert the inferiority of the other, withholding just rights and privileges as though God had given His authority for such a course of action? If women received the same educational advantages as those of men, the result would demonstrate the equality of capacity of both for scholarship.
Humanity can not achieve it's full potential until and unless women are equall to men.


Jahanshah Rashidian

According to Amnesty “The

by Jahanshah Rashidian on

According to Amnesty “The majority of those sentenced to death in Iran by stoning are women. Women suffer disproportionately from such punishment. One reason is that they are not treated equally before the law and courts, in clear violation of international fair trial standards. They are particularly vulnerable to unfair trials because they are more likely than men to be illiterate and therefore more likely to sign confessions to crimes they did not commit. Discrimination against women in other aspects of their lives also leaves them more susceptible to conviction for adultery,” .

Formation of institutionalised morality in a level of the international institutions like the UN, EU Council, The Haugue Court,..is of course a humanitarian ideal and a support for Human Rights. Such an institutionalised morality can legally and firmly stop  any abuse of Human Rights and would encourage democracy and  stability in  the world.

Unfortunately, a number of factors stand over humanitarian factors. Concretely meant, the civilised world sacrifices its humanitarian values for the lucrative interests, despite our species could only survive if it is adaptive to the basic humanitarian values.


default

How about end execution

by XerXes (not verified) on

How about end execution all together. 21st century is here and we should become more Human