UNGA 72 (2017)
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Zeid calls for an end to executions for drug offences in Iran
April 14, 2016
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, calls to Iran to halt executions for drug offenses until Parliament debates a new law that would remove the mandatory death penalty for drug crimes.
Member State Statements, March 2014
Archived video clips from the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council held in March 2014.
UNGA 67 (2012)
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Human Rights Council Resolutions
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UNGA 71 (2016)
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UNGA 70 (2015)
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UNGA 69 (2014)
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OHCHR Press Briefing Note on Iran
February 21, 2014
Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses concern regarding the large number of executions in Iran.
Spokesperson for the human rights High Commissioner speaks on Iran
December 4, 2012
Rupert Colville, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expresses concern for the deteriorating health of human rights activist, Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh, while in prison.
Secretary-General Reports (HRC)
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights deplores mass executions in Iran
August 5, 2016
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, deplores the execution of 20 people in Iran this week for purported terrorism-related offenses.
Death sentence on alternative health practitioner highlights alarming use of capital punishment in Iran
August 5, 2015
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, urges Iran to prohibit all executions and work the the Human Rights Council to create alternative strategies to combat crime.
Execution of juvenile offenders breaches international law – Pillay
June 26, 2014
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expresses concern about the large number of executions in Iran since the beginning of the year.
UNGA 68 (2013)
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UNGA 66 (2011)
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