عفو بين الملل نگرانی خود را خطر اعدام قريب الوقوع يك زن ٣٣ ساله به نام فاطمه حقيقت‌پژوه یا به نقل از منابع ديگر فاطمه مژده كه در دفاع از دختر خود، شوهرش را به قتل رسانده اعلام نموده و طی يك درخواست اضطراری از عموم مردم تقاضا كرده است كه از مقامات مسئول جمهوری اسلامی درخواست كنند كه اين زن اعدام نشود.
در اين درخواست گفته شده است كه فاطمه حقيقت پژوه متهم به قتل همسرش است زيرا همسر او مي‌خواسته به دختر ١٥ ساله اين زن كه حاصل ازدواج پيشين او بوده، تجاوز كند.
عفو بين الملل به گزارش روزنامه اعتماد به تاريخ ٦ اكتبر استناد مي‌كند كه در آن گفته شده فاطمه حقيقت پژوه در سال ١٩٩٧ شوهر خود را به قتل رسانده است. بر اساس اين گزارش فاطمه در دادگاه گفته است كه شوهرش، بهمن، كه در زمان حادثه ٣٠ سال داشته، معتاد بوده و بشدت به دختر وی تمايل نشان مي‌داده است. همچنين بنا به گفته اين زن، شوهرش همچنين گفته بوده كه اين دختر را در قمار به ديگران باخته است. هنگامی كه فاطمه حقيقت پژوه دريافته كه شوهرش قصد تجاوز به دختر وی را دارد، او را به قتل رسانده است.
فاطمه حقيقت پژوه بر اساس رای دادگاه به مرگ محكوم شده و اين حكم توسط شواريعالی قضايی تاييد شده است.
عفو بين الملل از عموم مردم جهان خواسته است كه با نوشتن نامه از مقامات مسئول ايران از جمله مقام رهبري، رياست قوه قضائيه، و رياست جمهوری بخواهند كه حكم اعدام فاطمه حقيقت پژوه لغو شود.
UA-Nr: UA-281/2004
AI-Index: MDE 13/040/2004
Datum: 07/10/2004
DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh (f) aged 33
Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh has reportedly been sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, who allegedly tried to rape her then 15 year old daughter from a previous marriage. She is reportedly at risk of imminent execution.
According to a 6 October report in the Iranian newspaper E’temad, Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh murdered her husband in 1997. At her trial she alleged that her husband, identified as a 30 year old man named Bahman, was a drug addict, who had been overtly interested in her 15-year-old daughter. She also told the trial judge that Bahman had said he had lost the girl in a gambling match. When she later discovered that he had tried to rape the girl, she killed him.
It is not known when Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh was arrested. According to the report in E’temad, the sentence has been upheld by the Supreme Court, although it is not known when. In Iran, all death sentences have to be approved by the Supreme Court before they can be implemented. The E’temad report states that her execution is expected to take place in the next few days.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Iran is a state party. Article 6 of the ICCPR states: In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious crimes.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, English, French or your own language:
stating that Amnesty International recognizes the rights and responsibilities of governments to bring to justice those suspected of criminal offences, but strongly opposes the death penalty as the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment;
urging that the death sentence imposed on Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh be commuted immediately;
seeking trial details of the case against Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh, including details of any appeals against her convictions;
urging the authorities to ensure that the victim’s family is made aware of its right, under Islamic law, to pardon the condemned;
reminding the Iranian authorities of their commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
