WebJan 28, 2013 · Iran has unveiled a brand new finger-amputating machine that it will use in its increasingly strict punishment of thieves. Photographs published by Iran’s official press agency show a ... WebJan 18, 2024 · Amnesty International has also recorded at least four amputations carried out for robberies in Iran, including “cross amputations” of several fingers and toes on opposite sides of the victim’s body. “Severing people’s limbs, taking away their eyesight and subjecting them to brutal lashings cannot be considered justice.
Iranian Regime Returns to Medieval Punishment of Amputating
WebJun 22, 2024 · The United Nations has urged Iran to scrap plans to amputate the fingers of eight prisoners who were jailed for stealing, and called on the Islamic Republic to do away with any form of corporal... WebJun 10, 2024 · Finger amputations are permitted in the Islamic republic under sharia law, but have been rarely carried out in recent years. The ABC said it had collected reports on at least 356 sentences of amputation issued since the Islamic revolution in 1979, but added the real number is believed to be much higher. sunbury on thames restaurants
Iran urged to halt imminent finger amputation of eight prisoners
WebSep 18, 2024 · THREE teenage boys accused of stealing will have their fingers amputated as part of their horrific punishment. The boys will be mutilated in Iran despite appeals for the sentence to be overturned. WebJun 22, 2024 · We are deeply concerned by the likely imminent amputation of the fingers of eight men convicted of burglary in Iran and urge the Iranian authorities to call off the planned amputations. Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani as eight prisoners at serious risk of finger amputation in Iran OHCHR WebSep 10, 2024 · Iran has amputated fingers of several prisoners during the past few months while authorities said several cases of amputations for robbery are currently at the execution stage, calling on judges not to hesitate to issue death and amputation sentences. sunbury on thames weather