E/CN.4/2006/5/Add.1 Page 43 establish and maintain places for these purposes". In addition Article 6(b) provides that the freedom to establish and maintain appropriate charitable or humanitarian institutions is also included in the right to freedom of religion. 169. The Special Rapporteur would also like to take this opportunity to insist on receiving an invitation from the Government to visit Indonesia to assess the situation of freedom of religion or belief. As she underlined in her previous report to the General Assembly (A/60/399), the Government has been reminded of this request for an invitation on many occasions since 1996. Iran (Islamic Republic of) Urgent appeal sent on 3 December 2004 with the Special Rapporte ur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences 170. The Special Rapporteur brought to the attention of the Government the situation of Ms. Hajieh Esmaeelvand, a 35-year-old mother of two, and Rouhollah Maseouili Gargari, aged 22, from the town of Jolfa who were believed to be at risk of imminent execution. On 16 January 2000, Hajieh Esmaeelvand was sentenced to death by hanging by the 3rd Branch of the Public Court of Jolfa for adultery, and five years' imprisonment with corporal punishment for assisting in the premeditated killing of her husband. Then aged 17, Rouhollah Maseouli Gargari was sentenced to hanging for his role. The 37th Branch of the Supreme Court of Justice later amended the verdict against Hajieh Esmaeelvand to stoning, and it was scheduled to be carried out on 1 September 2004. Following an appeal, the Supreme Court of Justice upheld the sentence of stoning for Hajieh Esmaeelvand. The sentences were expected to be carried out within the following three weeks. Response from the Government dated 13 January 2005 171. The Government informed that Ms. Esmaeelvand was charged as an accomplice to her husband’s murder and was sentenced to death. Upon rejection of her appeal by the Supreme Court, she had requested to be pardoned. Her request was under consideration and therefore her sentence had been put on hold. 172. Urgent appeal sent on 13 December 2004 with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences 173. The Special Rapporteur brought to the attention of the Government the situation of Leyla Mafi who was facing imminent execution for "morality-related" offences. The death sentence was said to have been passed to the Supreme Court for confirmation. She was to be flogged before she was executed. Concern had been expressed that she was sentenced to death for crimes she would allegedly have committed while she was less than 18 years old.

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