Iran: Protection of Human Rights Must Go Beyond Fine Words
"Amnesty International welcomes the
resolve by UN Member States participating in the examination of Iran to not
allow themselves to be sidetracked by Iran’s rhetorical games, and to insist on
taking the Iranian authorities to task for their failure to implement their
human rights commitments. In stark contrast to the fiction presented by Iran,
the review session pointed to a dire state of human rights, with an ever
increasing number of executions, including juveniles put to death and public
executions; widespread torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatments
or punishments committed with impunity; violations of international fair trial standards;
entrenched discrimination on the basis of gender, religious belief, ethnic
identity, sexual orientation and gender identity; and restrictions on freedoms
of expression, association and assembly."
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