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". – Maryam Ayubi's case is extremely disturbing. As the honourable Member knows, Iran's penal code is based on Islamic sharia law. The death sentence is widely used. The Iranian authorities are well aware of our opposition to the death penalty. We have repeated that position on numerous occasions. In February 2000, the European Union asked Iran to introduced a moratorium on the death penalty in the wake of death penalties handed down against four student leaders.
We have no reports as to whether the death sentence on Ms Ayubi has been carried out. According to European Union diplomats in Teheran, however, no death sentence by stoning has been carried out in Iran during the last three years. The Commission is very concerned at the poor human rights record in Iran in general. The Iranian authorities are well aware of the importance we attach to these issues. The recent parliamentary election in Iran will we hope offer an opportunity to develop a more productive dialogue on human rights with the Iranian government. In doing this we will regularly review the progress of reform in Iran including in the field of human rights.
In the third committee of the 55th session of the UN General Assembly a resolution on Iran is being prepared and the presidency has informed Member States of meetings with the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Commission. Consultations are continuing to determine the European Union's position which will of course reflect our deep concerns regarding the situation in Iran."@en1
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