A/HRC/22/56 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–10 3 II. Situation of human rights ........................................................................................ 11–75 4 A. Free and fair elections ..................................................................................... 11–14 4 B. Freedom of expression, association and assembly .......................................... 15–18 6 C. Human rights defenders .................................................................................. 19–21 7 D. Torture ............................................................................................................ 22–30 7 E. Executions ...................................................................................................... 31–33 11 F. Women’s rights ............................................................................................... 34–49 12 G. Ethnic minorities ............................................................................................. 50–55 16 H. Religious minorities ........................................................................................ 56–64 17 I. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community ....................................... 65–67 20 J. Socioeconomic rights ...................................................................................... 68–75 20 Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................... 76–79 23 I. Additional reports of human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran ................................ 25 II. Journalists currently imprisoned in the Islamic Republic of Iran ..................................................... 44 III. Bahá’ís currently imprisoned in the Islamic Republic of Iran as at 3 January 2013 ........................ 50 IV. Christians currently imprisoned in the Islamic Republic of Iran ...................................................... 71 III. Annexes 2