Mahsa Amini's death in Iran custody was 'unlawful', says UN mission

A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest against the Iranian regime, following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside Embassy of Iran in Jakarta , Indonesia, October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) -A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police was unlawful and caused by violence and that Iranian women still suffer systematic discrimination.

The death of 22-year-old Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman, in September 2022 while in custody for allegedly flouting Iran's Islamic dress code unleashed months of protests and the biggest challenge to the Islamic Republic's clerical leaders in decades.