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She claimed that all men in a village in Sistan and Baluchestan province had been executed for drug offenses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/27798\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2016\/2016-03-iran-mena-drug-penalty.jpg?itok=eie2LAPQ 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2016\/2016-03-iran-mena-drug-penalty.jpg?itok=kFgdMKFF 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2016\/2016-03-iran-mena-drug-penalty.jpg?itok=kFgdMKFF\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022489\u0022 alt=\u0022Young Iranian boys play under a tree beside a well outside Zabol in Iran\u0027s Sistan-Baluchestan province, July 17, 2001.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EYoung Iranian boys play under a tree beside a well outside Zabol in Iran\u0027s Sistan-Baluchestan province,\u00a0July 17, 2001.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2001 Reuters\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EHer comments have circulated widely in the Iranian media. Mohamad Javad Larijani, secretary general of Iran\u2019s High Council for Human Rights, confirmed the incident\u2014albeit trying to downplay it\u2014saying \u00a0in a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/tv\/2016\/02\/29\/intv-amanpour-javad-larijani-iran-election.cnn\u0022\u003ECNN\u003C\/a\u003E interview that he believed that \u201conly\u201d five families lived in the village.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIran\u2019s drug trafficking laws have a disproportionate impact on the country\u2019s marginalized populations. Sistan and Baluchestan province shares a long border with neighboring Pakistan and Afghanistan and is saddled with the highest unemployment rate in the country. It is the country\u2019s point of entry for drugs. And with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sbportal.ir\/fa\/news\/5040\/\u0022\u003Efew economic opportunities\u003C\/a\u003E, many residents take on small jobs in the drug trade to try to scratch out a living.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2014, the province\u2019s prison director said in an \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/isna.ir\/fa\/news\/93043118133\/\u0022\u003Einterview\u003C\/a\u003E that more than 4,000 prisoners\u2014about 50 percent of the province\u2019s prison population\u2014were detained for drug-related offenses. These were not drug barons. Rather, he claimed, 90 percent \u201cwere breadwinners for their families, and committed these offenses to provide for their families\u2019 needs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of them may face the death penalty. Iran\u2019s anti-narcotics law imposes a mandatory death sentence for manufacturing, trafficking, possession, or trade of as little as 30 grams of heroin, morphine, or various other controlled substances. In 2015 alone, Iran executed more than \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/shaheedoniran.org\/english\/dr-shaheeds-work\/march-2016-report-of-the-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-the-islamic-republic-of-iran\/\u0022\u003E966\u003C\/a\u003E people, the majority for drug offenses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EInternational human rights law bans the use of the death penalty for drug offenses. UN drug agencies, such as the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Narcotics Control Board, have urged countries to stop imposing the death penalty in such cases.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIranian officials have also questioned the effectiveness of draconian anti-narcotic laws in combating drug trafficking. In December, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2015\/12\/16\/iran-bid-end-drug-offense-executions\u0022\u003Ea group of parliament members\u003C\/a\u003E submitted a proposal to eliminate the death penalty for drug offenses -- with the exception of armed smuggling. Approving these amendments may save thousands of people, including those from marginalized areas like Sistan and Baluchestan province.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]