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(h) To implement judicial reform speedily and completely, to guarantee the
dignity of the individual, and to ensure the full application of due process of law and
fair and transparent procedures by an independent and impartial judiciary, and in
this context to ensure respect for the rights of the defence and the equity of verdicts
in all instances, including for members of religious minority groups;
(i) To enact as soon as possible legislation to ensure that people are not
punished for exercising their political freedoms;
(j) To invite the Special Representative to visit the country and cooperate fully
with him, in particular so that he can, through direct contacts with all sectors of society,
observe the evolution of the human rights situation in the country and assess future
needs, including in the area of technical cooperation in the field of human rights;
(k) To give effect, in the near future, to its invitation to the Working Group
on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran, as
well as to consider extending invitations to other relevant thematic mechanisms to
visit the country;
5.
Decides to continue the examination of the situation of human rights in
the Islamic Republic of Iran, paying particular attention to further developments,
including the situation of the Baha’is and other minority groups, at its fifty-seventh
session, under the agenda item entitled “Human rights questions”, in the light of
additional elements provided by the Commission on Human Rights.
88th plenary meeting
19 December 2001
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