Heartbreaking words of child bride now on death row after killing her ‘husband’ | World | News
A child bride who was forced to marry a man 19 years older than her was executed for killing her husband. human rights says the group. 24-year-old Rana Faraj Oghli was hanged IranianThe situation of Bay, who was sentenced to death for murder earlier this month, in the brutal Tabriz Central Prison, according to Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO). A source told the group that Rana was 16 when her parents arranged her marriage.
The anonymous source, who it was not possible to independently verify, told IHRNGO that Rana was locked in a room for two days and would not come out until he agreed to the deal. The marriage was reportedly a financial arrangement between the man and Rana’s father, who received a truck in exchange for his daughter.
According to IHRNGO, Rana became the 42nd woman executed in the Islamic Republic this year and the 28th woman executed for murder. The groups said this was the highest number of women executed in the country in more than 20 years.
IHRNGO’s source said Rana married this man when she was 16 and was arrested for Rana’s murder about two years ago.
They added: “In his own words, those years were like death for him and were what brought him to the point of stabbing.”
The source stated that Rana did not ask for forgiveness in court and refused to hire a lawyer, adding, “He felt as if he had been saved from a life like death.”
Figures released by the United Nations show that at least 31 women will be executed in Iran in 2024. A year ago, 22 women were killed by the Islamic Republic.
According to the UN, nine of the 19 women executed for murder were found guilty of killing their husbands in cases involving domestic violence, forced or child marriage.
In early December, UN human rights experts called on Iranian authorities to halt the execution of a woman sentenced to death for killing her husband, who physically and sexually abused her.
Goli Kouhkan, now 25, was forced to marry her cousin when she was 12 and gave birth without medical care at 13, according to the US-based Center for Human Rights in Iran.
A violent argument between Goli and her husband led to Goli’s death in 2018. According to the center, Goli was sentenced to death because he was pressured to confess and because he did not have access to legal counsel during his trial.
Experts, including Mai Sato, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, issued a statement urging authorities to halt his execution.
The following statements were made in the statement: “This is a woman who was sold for marriage in her childhood, was subjected to years of violence, and was later abandoned by her family and the justice system.
“Her case strikingly demonstrates how gender discrimination and ethnic marginalization intersect in ways that create profound injustice.”
