UN expert calls for an immediate moratorium after Iran hands down death penalty to a prisoner of conscience
GENEVA (5 August 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, […]
Mohammad Ali Taheri
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.