{"id":3600,"date":"2023-10-12T13:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/?p=3600"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:51:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:51:39","slug":"the-islamic-republic-brazenly-denied-the-criminalisation-and-punishment-of-homosexuals-in-the-iccpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/3600\/","title":{"rendered":"The Islamic Republic brazenly denied the criminalisation and punishment of homosexuals in the ICCPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 9-10th, the UN Human Rights Committee (CCPR, the Committee) gathered to review\u00a0 the adherence of the Islamic Republic of Iran with its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). 6Rang pre-submitted a <\/span>detailed report<\/span><\/a> to the Committee on the basis of its findings that LGBTIQ+ protesters were subjected to gender persecutions in the 2022-23 protests in Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Several members of the Committee made use of the information raised by 6Rang\u2019s report to put forward questions to the Islamic Republic of its discriminatory treatment of LGBTIQ+ persons, against its official claim that \u201csexual behavior is a personal matter, the government has no right to enter this field, and the legislation is not allowed to violate privacy\u201d (<\/span>paragraph 179, State Party report<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>. The <\/span>30 members large delegation<\/span><\/a> of the Islamic Republic stated that it refused to comment on the questions of the Committee members on the non-conformity of the Islamic Republic, in law and in practice, with its obligations under the ICCPR to create a safe and free environment for LGBTIQ+ people.<\/span><\/p>\n