A/RES/67/182 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran 6. Strongly urges the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure free, fair, transparent and inclusive presidential elections in 2013 that reflect the will of the people and are consistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and all other relevant human rights instruments to which the State is a party, and calls upon the Government to allow independent observation, including by civil society and candidates, of the electoral process and to allow independent local and international experts and journalists to freely observe and report on the elections as well as subsequent political developments; Calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address the 7. substantive concerns highlighted in the reports of the Secretary-General and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as the specific calls to action found in previous resolutions of the General Assembly, and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice, in particular: (a) To eliminate, in law and in practice, amputations, flogging, blinding and other forms of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (b) To abolish, in law and in practice, public executions and other executions carried out in the absence of respect for internationally recognized safeguards; (c) To further revisit the revised Islamic Penal Code to make it consistent with its obligation, under article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to abolish executions of minors and persons who at the time of their offence were under the age of 18; (d) To abolish the use of stoning and suspension strangulation as methods of execution; (e) To eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of discrimination and other human rights violations against women and girls; (f) To eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of discrimination and other human rights violations against persons belonging to religious, ethnic, linguistic or other minorities, recognized or otherwise; (g) To eliminate discrimination against, and exclusion of, women and members of certain groups, including members of the Baloch community and members of the Baha’i faith, regarding access to higher education, and to eliminate the criminalization of efforts to provide higher education to Baha’i youth denied access to Iranian universities; (h) To implement, inter alia, the 1996 report of the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance, 7 in which he recommended ways in which the Islamic Republic of Iran could emancipate the Baha’i community, to release the seven Baha’i leaders held since 2008 and to accord all Baha’is, including those imprisoned because of their beliefs, the due process of law and the rights that they are constitutionally guaranteed; (i) To end the harassment, intimidation and persecution of political opponents, human rights defenders, labour leaders, students, academics, filmmakers, journalists, _______________ 7 4/6 E/CN.4/1996/95/Add.2.