A/HRC/28/26 Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–4 3 II. Overview of the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran ................. 5 – 49 3 A. Death penalty ................................................................................................. 5 – 17 3 B. Reprisal against activists cooperating with the United Nations ...................... 18 – 21 6 C. Situation of women ........................................................................................ 22 – 32 7 D. Restrictions on freedoms of expression and of peaceful assembly ................ 33 – 39 10 E. Situation of human rights defenders and activists .......................................... 40 – 43 11 F. Treatment of religious and ethnic minorities ................................................. 44 – 49 12 Cooperation with international human rights mechanisms and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights................................ 50 – 57 14 A. Cooperation with the United Nations human rights treaty system ................. 50 – 51 14 B. Cooperation with special procedures .............................................................. 52 – 54 14 C. Cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ........................................................................................... 55 15 Universal periodic review .............................................................................. 56 – 57 15 Recommendations ................................................................................................... 58 – 63 16 III. D. IV. 2 Paragraphs