Thursday 26 July 2007

Amnesty International's recommended action


RECOMMENDED ACTION FROM AMNESTY :
Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, Kurdish, English and French or your own language :

• expressing concern that Adnan Hassanpour and Abdolwahed (Hiwa) Butimar have been sentenced to death;
• urging the authorities to commute these death sentences immediately ;
• acknowledging that governments have a responsibility to bring to justice those suspected of criminal offences, but stating your unconditional opposition to the death penalty, as the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and violation of the right to life ;
• asking for full details of the charges and evidence against Adnan Hassanpour and Abdolwahed (Hiwa) Butimar and expressing concern that their trial may not have met international standards for fair trial, which are especially important in capital cases ;
• calling on the authorities to ensure that neither is tortured or ill-treated ;
• calling for Adnan Hassanpour and Hiwa Butimar to be allowed immediate and regular access to their families, lawyers of their own choosing and any medical treatment they may require.

APPEALS TO :
Leader of the Islamic Republic
His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed 'Ali Khamenei,
The Office of the Supreme Leader
Shoahada Street, Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran

Fax : +98 251 774 2228 (mark FAO Office of His Excellency Ayatollah al Udhma Khamenei)
Salutation : Your Excellency Head of the Judiciary

His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Ministry of Justice, Park-e Shahr, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Salutation : Your Excellency

COPIES TO :
President
His Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Presidency, Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Fax : + 981 6 674 790 (Mark « Please forward to H.E. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad »)

via website : www.president.ir/email
Salutation : Your Excellency Governor of Kurdistan

Esmail Najjar
Email : In Persian and Kurdish, send via feedback form on the website :
http://www.ostan-kd.ir/Default.aspx...

In English, French or your other languages, use the feedback form on the website :
http://en.ostan-kd.ir/Default.aspx?...

Salutation : Dear Governor Ambassade de la République islamique dIran
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 15
1050 Bruxelles
Fax : 02.762.39.15

PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY.

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