U.N.: Executions, trial procedures in Iran of deep concern


  • World
  • Wednesday, 22 Jun 2022

FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

GENEVA (Reuters) - Top U.N. officials voiced deep concern on Tuesday about human rights violations in Iran amid reports of rising numbers of executions, including of minors and Afghan migrants for drug-related offences.

They spoke as an annual report on human rights in Iran, authored by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, was presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council, a political body consisting of 47 elected members that can authorise investigations.

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