U.N agency , human rights groups rally to the cause of woman awaiting execution . In an open letter , Farhadi asked the victim 's family to pardon Jabbari . ` They say she was a victim of sexual assault and killed her attacker in self-defense in 2007 . Score: 6 Under Iran 's Islamic law , the family of the slain man could agree to stay the execution .
U.N agency , human rights groups rally to the cause of woman awaiting execution . They say she was a victim of sexual assault and killed her attacker in self-defense in 2007 . Score: 6 Under Iran 's Islamic law , the family of the slain man could agree to stay the execution .