Feminist Majority Foundation

Head of Iran Judiciary

Subject:

Your Letter:

Ayatollah Sadeqh Larijani

Head of the Judiciary

President Ahmadinejad

Subject:

Your Letter:

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

President of Iran

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Subject:

Your Letter:

Dear Navanethem Pillay,

Please help free Nasrin Sotoudeh and stop the execution of Sakineh Ashtiani in Iran. Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights lawyer, is in grave physical condition as a reult of a dry hunger strike (no food and water) to protest the intolerable conditions of her imprisonment and improper investigation of her case. Sotoudeh has been held in the infamous Evin Prison since September 4, when she was arrested and charged with "acting against state security" and "propaganda against the Islamic Republic."

Ashtiani was scheduled to be executed by hanging last Wednesday, but her execution was suspended. According to Iranian officials, her file is "under review," but the regime has been known to execute people whose files were under review in the past. Ashtiani was convicted in 2006 of having extramarital relations with two men who killed her husband. While she initially received a sentence of 99 lashes for adultery, during an appeal of her case, the court sentenced Ashtiani to death by stoning. Despite inconclusive evidence, this sentence has since been commuted to death by hanging.

Sotoudeh and Ashtiani need your help immediately.  I stand in solidarity with the women and men in Iran who are working to end discrimination and ensure women’s equality and human rights under Iranian law.

Sincerely,

Navi Pillay

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN Secretary General

Subject:

Your Letter:

Dear Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,

Please help free Nasrin Sotoudeh and stop the execution of Sakineh Ashtiani in Iran. Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights lawyer, is in grave physical condition as a reult of a dry hunger strike (no food and water) to protest the intolerable conditions of her imprisonment and improper investigation of her case. Sotoudeh has been held in the infamous Evin Prison since September 4, when she was arrested and charged with "acting against state security" and "propaganda against the Islamic Republic."

Ashtiani was scheduled to be executed by hanging last Wednesday, but her execution was suspended. According to Iranian officials, her file is "under review," but the regime has been known to execute people whose files were under review in the past. Ashtiani was convicted in 2006 of having extramarital relations with two men who killed her husband. While she initially received a sentence of 99 lashes for adultery, during an appeal of her case, the court sentenced Ashtiani to death by stoning. Despite inconclusive evidence, this sentence has since been commuted to death by hanging.

Sotoudeh and Ashtiani need your help immediately.  I stand in solidarity with the women and men in Iran who are working to end discrimination and ensure women’s equality and human rights under Iranian law.

Sincerely,

Ban Ki-moon

Secretary General, United Nations

Secretary General, High Council for Human Rights

Subject:

Your Letter:

Ayatollah Mohammad Javad Larijani

Secretary General, High Council for Human Rights

Help free imprisoned Iranian women

Head of Iran Judiciary

Ayatollah Sadeqh Larijani

President Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Navi Pillay

UN Secretary General

Ban Ki-moon

Secretary General, High Council for Human Rights

Ayatollah Mohammad Javad Larijani