UN Experts raise alarm at Iran arrests, Protest crackdown, and Internet blackout

https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/11/1051981 International Liberty Association : UN human rights experts have expressed great concerns about the situation in Iran as protests spread across the country, 181 cities, over the past week. “We are deeply concerned at reports of killings and injuries, and that the authorities may have used... Read More

U.N. Expert: Iran Executes Minors in Violation of Human Rights Law

Javaid Rehman, the U.N. special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran Iran executed seven child offenders last year and two so far this year even though human rights law prohibits the death penalty for anyone under age 18, Javaid Rehman told the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee, on 23 October. A U.N. independent human... Read More