Human Rights Council-appointed experts stated that the charges against Ms. Pakhshan Azizi do not justify the death penalty under international law, with her sentence deemed a serious violation of human rights. Azizi was detained in Tehran, held in solitary confinement for five months, and sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court for alleged crimes related to her social work. The experts called for the revocation of her death sentence, an investigation into torture allegations, and an end to the targeting of women activists in Iran, emphasizing the need to respect international law and human rights.
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