Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran A/RES/80/222 violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 10 expresses serious concern at the disproportionate application of the death penalty to persons belonging to minorities, particularly ethnic and religious minorities, who are targeted for death sentences relating to their alleged involvement in political or religious groups, and at the increased execution of women, expresses concern at the use of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic of Iran as a tool of political repression and silencing against dissidents, opponents and participants in protests, includ ing against those exercising their rights to freedom of opinion and expression and peaceful assembly, expresses further concern at the continuing disregard for protections under Iranian law or internationally recognized safeguards relating to the impositio n of the death penalty, calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to return the remains of those executed to their families to allow for proper burial and to make publicly available disaggregated data on the use of the death penalty, includ ing data on the characteristics of convicted and executed persons and on the offences of which they were convicted, and calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to abolish, in law and in practice, public executions and to consider establis hing a moratorium on executions; 8. Expresses serious concern about the continued imposition of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic of Iran against minors, and urges the Islamic Republic of Iran to cease the imposition of the death penalty against persons who, at the time of their alleged offence, were under the age of 18, in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 11 and to commute the sentences for all child offenders on death row; 9. Calls upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure, in law and in practice, that no one is subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, which may include sexual and gender-based violence in all its forms, amputations and punishments that are grossly disproportionate to the nature of the offence, in conformity with the constitutional guarantees of the Islamic Republic of Iran and international obligations and standards, including but not limited to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), 12 and to ensure that all allegations of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are promptly and impartially investigated and perpetrators held accountable in line with international law; 10. Urges the Islamic Republic of Iran to cease the widespread and systematic use of arbitrary arrests and detention, including the frequent use of this practice to target dual and foreign nationals, who, in some cases, reside overseas and may be prosecuted upon return, and the practices of enforced disappearance and incommunicado detention for similar purposes, to release those who have been arbitrarily detained and to account for the fate or whereabouts of those subjected to enforced disappearance and to hold those responsible to account, and to uphold, in law and in practice, procedural guarantees and other legal protections to ensure a fair trial, including timely access to legal representation of one’s choice from the time of arrest through all stages of trials and appeals, full access to the content of the case file, being informed promptly and in detail, in a language that the accused speaks and understands, of the charges faced, and being provided consideration of bail and other reasonable terms for release from custody pending trial, and respect the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and calls upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure that it meets its obligations under article 36 _______________ 10 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531. 12 Resolution 70/175, annex. 11 25-20984 3/10