MEPs strongly condemned, on Thursday 23 November, the ongoing deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran and the brutal murders of women by the Iranian authorities.
In the joint resolution they adopted (516 votes in favour, 4 against and 27 abstentions), MEPs called for the immediate release of all human rights defenders and victims of arbitrary detention, and urged the Iranian authorities to put an immediate end to all discrimination against women and girls. They strongly condemn the practice of arbitrary detention, withholding necessary medical treatment, police violence, torture and imposing death sentences, as well as the alarming rise in executions.
The European Parliament also condemned Iran’s hostage diplomacy, calling on Iran to release several European and binational hostages immediately and unconditionally. It also urged the EU to launch a European strategy to counter hostage diplomacy.
MEPs reiterate their call for sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations in Iran, including the Supreme Leader, the President and the Prosecutor-General.
See the resolution: https://aeur.eu/f/9pj (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)