A/HRC/19/66 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–6 3 II. Methodology .......................................................................................................... 7–12 4 III. Legal issues ............................................................................................................. 13–40 6 A. Concerns regarding legislation ....................................................................... 15–19 6 B. Capital punishment ......................................................................................... 20–22 7 C. Free and fair elections ..................................................................................... 23–26 9 D. Administration of justice ................................................................................ 27–29 10 E. Detention facilities .......................................................................................... 30 11 F. Impunity.......................................................................................................... 31–40 11 Situation of human rights ........................................................................................ 41–68 13 A. Women‟s rights ............................................................................................... 41–44 13 B. Labour unions ................................................................................................. 45–47 14 C. Human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience ..................................... 48–51 15 D. Journalists ....................................................................................................... 52–55 16 E. Students .......................................................................................................... 56–58 17 F. Unrecognized religious communities ............................................................. 59–61 17 G. Ethnic minorities ............................................................................................. 62–66 18 H. Treatment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community ............. 67–68 19 Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................... 69–74 20 Additional reports of human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran ................................ 22 IV. V. Annex 2