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1715452

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Iran regarding the death sentences imposed upon Toomaj Salehi, Abbas Deries, Reza Rasaei and Mojahed Kourkour.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns the death sentence of prominent and fearless artist Toomaj Salehi. Iran's deliberate attempts to silence dissenting voices are clear for all to see. We call for Mr Salehi's immediate release, and the release of all those who are unjustly detained by the Iranian regime. Mr Salehi's sentence is yet more evidence of unacceptable restrictions on freedom of expression in Iran. Nine people associated with the &quot;Woman Life Freedom&quot; protests have been executed.</p><p>The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We condemn Iran's continued imposition of the death penalty on protesters and have sanctioned 94 Iranian individuals or entities for human rights violations since September 2022. We call on Iran to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/05/2024 14:10:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1651494

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with the government of Iran regarding the executions, and threat of executions, of many of those connected to the protests that began in that country in September 2022.
tabling member printed	Baroness Crawley
uin	HL9207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>Iran's human rights record is dire. The UN Fact Finding Mission's update to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 5 July echoed our serious issues over the continued detention of protesters, lawyers and journalists, the ongoing wave of executions, and new legislation targeting women accused of breaching headscarf rules. We continue to work with our international partners to ensure the regime is held to account. That is why the UK initiated the joint statement of 5 July calling on Iran to end executions, which was signed by 54 countries. On 6 July we announced a further package of human rights sanctions, including on senior prison officials and on the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCCR) - the body responsible for setting headscarf policies. Our annual Human Rights Report, published on 13 July, outlines our wide-ranging concern with the human rights situation in Iran and Iran remains an FCDO Human Rights Priority Country. We continue to raise these and other human rights issues with Iran at all appropriate opportunities, including through our Ambassador in Tehran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL9205 HL9208 question first answered 24/07/2023 15:35:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3386 label Biography information for Baroness Crawley

1566213

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Iran concerning their use of capital punishment; and in particular, the recent cases of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances. On 8 December and 9 January, the Foreign Secretary summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in the UK to protest Iran's continued use of the death penalty against protesters. This same message has been delivered repeatedly through our Ambassador in Tehran, and in London, including when I (Lord Ahmad) spoke to the Chargé d' Affaires on 20 December. The UK remains committed to holding Iran to account for its repression of protesters. Since October, we have announced 50 new sanctions designations on individuals and entities responsible for human rights violations in Iran, including the Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri on 14 January, his deputy on 23 January, and other judiciary figures responsible for Iran's barbaric use of the death penalty for political ends.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/01/2023 13:36:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1484523

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran about the execution of prisoners held in Ilam, Kirmanshah and Urmia; and what assessment they have made of (1) the murders in 2018 and 2021 of Qadir Qadiri and Mousa Babakhani, and (2) the car-bombing of Akbar Sinjabi in Erbil, all members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The British Government opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and we have repeatedly condemned its use, including in Iran. Representations are also frequently made to the Iranian government with regards to Human Rights more broadly. We continue to take action with the international community to urge Iran to improve its poor human rights record.</p><p>On the deaths of the KDP-I members, we understand the relevant Iraqi authorities secured convictions in the case of Qadir Qadiri and have initiated an investigation into the car explosion in Erbil on 6 June 2022. The British Government takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings extremely seriously.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2022 16:23:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1193390

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on 22 April, condemning the execution of two prisoners under the age of 18 by the Iranian authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
uin	HL3930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the reports of the executions of these two juvenile offenders. In her statement, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, stated these executions are prohibited under international human rights law and has violated the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Iran had signed up to. It remains a long-standing policy of the United Kingdom to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. The UK regularly raises human rights with the Iranian authorities at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/05/2020 12:50:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

908893

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the UN for an investigation to be launched in the concealment, damage and destruction of mass graves in Iran, as recommended by Amnesty International and Justice for Iran in their report Criminal Cover-up: Iran destroying mass graves of victims of 1988 killings.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL8055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings seriously. When a new Special Rapporteur is appointed, we will call on Iran to grant them access so they can investigate human rights concerns reported there, including the 1988 executions and the recent destruction of mass graves. We also raise our human rights concerns directly with the Iranian Government; the Foreign Secretary did so with his Iranian counterpart during his visit to Tehran in December and the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa discussed human rights concerns with his Iranian counterpart in London in February. While at present we have no plans to request an inquiry by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into the 1988 executions of political prisoners in Iran or the recent destruction of mass graves, we continue to take action with the international community to press for improvements on all human rights issues in Iran, including ending the death penalty and by supporting the work done by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL8056 HL8057 HL8058 HL8059 question first answered 05/06/2018 16:13:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

908894

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran (1) about the destruction and damage of mass graves of victims of extrajudicial executions in 1988 and the harassment and persecution of their families, and (2) to encourage it to recognise publicly such mass graves as crime scenes, as called for by Amnesty International and Justice for Iran in their report Criminal Cover-up: Iran destroying mass graves of victims of 1988 killings.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL8056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings seriously. When a new Special Rapporteur is appointed, we will call on Iran to grant them access so they can investigate human rights concerns reported there, including the 1988 executions and the recent destruction of mass graves. We also raise our human rights concerns directly with the Iranian Government; the Foreign Secretary did so with his Iranian counterpart during his visit to Tehran in December and the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa discussed human rights concerns with his Iranian counterpart in London in February. While at present we have no plans to request an inquiry by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into the 1988 executions of political prisoners in Iran or the recent destruction of mass graves, we continue to take action with the international community to press for improvements on all human rights issues in Iran, including ending the death penalty and by supporting the work done by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL8055 HL8057 HL8058 HL8059 question first answered 05/06/2018 16:13:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

908895

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran to cease any destruction or damage of the mass graves of individuals who were forcibly disappeared and executed in 1988 and to ensure that such graves are preserved and protected until independent, forensic investigations can be carried out, as recommended by Amnesty International and Justice for Iran in their report Criminal Cover-up: Iran destroying mass graves of victims of 1988 killings.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL8057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings seriously. When a new Special Rapporteur is appointed, we will call on Iran to grant them access so they can investigate human rights concerns reported there, including the 1988 executions and the recent destruction of mass graves. We also raise our human rights concerns directly with the Iranian Government; the Foreign Secretary did so with his Iranian counterpart during his visit to Tehran in December and the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa discussed human rights concerns with his Iranian counterpart in London in February. While at present we have no plans to request an inquiry by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into the 1988 executions of political prisoners in Iran or the recent destruction of mass graves, we continue to take action with the international community to press for improvements on all human rights issues in Iran, including ending the death penalty and by supporting the work done by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL8055 HL8056 HL8058 HL8059 question first answered 05/06/2018 16:13:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

908896

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran about bringing those responsible for the extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances of Iranians in 1988 to justice in fair proceedings without recourse to the death penalty, as recommended by Amnesty International and Justice for Iran in their report Criminal Cover-up: Iran destroying mass graves of victims of 1988 killings.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL8058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings seriously. When a new Special Rapporteur is appointed, we will call on Iran to grant them access so they can investigate human rights concerns reported there, including the 1988 executions and the recent destruction of mass graves. We also raise our human rights concerns directly with the Iranian Government; the Foreign Secretary did so with his Iranian counterpart during his visit to Tehran in December and the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa discussed human rights concerns with his Iranian counterpart in London in February. While at present we have no plans to request an inquiry by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into the 1988 executions of political prisoners in Iran or the recent destruction of mass graves, we continue to take action with the international community to press for improvements on all human rights issues in Iran, including ending the death penalty and by supporting the work done by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL8055 HL8056 HL8057 HL8059 question first answered 05/06/2018 16:13:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

908897

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran about disclosing the locations of the victims of the 1988 prison killings.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL8059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings seriously. When a new Special Rapporteur is appointed, we will call on Iran to grant them access so they can investigate human rights concerns reported there, including the 1988 executions and the recent destruction of mass graves. We also raise our human rights concerns directly with the Iranian Government; the Foreign Secretary did so with his Iranian counterpart during his visit to Tehran in December and the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa discussed human rights concerns with his Iranian counterpart in London in February. While at present we have no plans to request an inquiry by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into the 1988 executions of political prisoners in Iran or the recent destruction of mass graves, we continue to take action with the international community to press for improvements on all human rights issues in Iran, including ending the death penalty and by supporting the work done by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL8055 HL8056 HL8057 HL8058 question first answered 05/06/2018 16:13:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew